hot-press

American  

[hot-pres] / ˈhɒtˌprɛs /

noun

1. a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.

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verb (used with object)

1. to subject to treatment in a hot-press.

hot-press British  

noun

1. a machine for applying a combination of heat and pressure to give a smooth surface to paper, to express oil from it, etc

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verb

1. (tr) to subject (paper, cloth, etc) to heat and pressure to give it a smooth surface or extract oil

Other Word Forms

• hot-presser noun

Etymology

Origin of hot-press

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

The tenants include a coffee shop, a dance studio, electrical and plumbing contractors, a blacksmith and woodworkers, two brothers who hot-press T-shirts and a blueprint business, which downsized after the collapse of the housing market.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2014

Considering the advance made by public sentiment an all questions connected with personal liberty, “a hot-press on the Thames” would hardly stand the ordeal of an investigation in Parliament at the present day.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Webster, Daniel

Whilst she was looking over some literary luxuries, rich in all the elegance of hot-press and vellum binding, Lady Bradstone and a party of her friends came into the room.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 05 by Edgeworth, Maria

The result of this hot-press was four hundred men, captured that forenoon.

From Hurricane Hurry by Kingston, William Henry Giles

"Bravo! bravissimo! hear him, hear him! print him, print him! hot-press from the author to the author, hot-press!" cried Churchill, and he laughed.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 10 by Edgeworth, Maria