cylinder press
noun
a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
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Also called flat-bed press.
Compare rotary press.
Origin of cylinder press
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
Words nearby cylinder press
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