cylinder press

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noun

a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.

Compare rotary press.

Origin of cylinder press

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Also called flat-bed press.

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British Dictionary definitions for cylinder press

cylinder press

noun

printing another name for flat-bed press

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