pressmark
[ pres-mahrk ]
nounChiefly British Library Science.
a symbol indicating the location of a book in the library.
Origin of pressmark
1Words Nearby pressmark
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How to use pressmark in a sentence
The pressmark of this autograph letter in the British Museum is Add.
Fray Luis de Len | James Fitzmaurice-Kelly
British Dictionary definitions for pressmark
pressmark
/ (ˈprɛsˌmɑːk) /
noun
library science a location mark on a book indicating a specific bookcase
Origin of pressmark
1C19: from press 1 (in the sense: cupboard) + mark 1
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