paste-up

[ peyst-uhp ]

noun

, Printing.

1. mechanical ( def 14 ).

paste-up

noun

1. an assembly of typeset matter, illustrations, etc, pasted on a sheet of paper or board and used as a guide or layout in the production of a publication
2. a sheet of paper or board on which are pasted artwork, typeset matter, etc, for photographing prior to making a printing plate another name for camera-ready copy
3. another name for collage collage

Word History and Origins

Origin of paste-up¹

First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase paste up

Example Sentences

Sheppard Fairey, famous for his "HOPE" poster of Barack Obama, has stopped by to paste up his work.

From The Daily Beast

You told me to go out and paste up these bills, and you didn't say a word about license or anything else.

From Project Gutenberg

I requested her, moreover, to paste up the windows to prevent any draught blowing into the room.

From Project Gutenberg

The shopkeepers, too, paste up a "god of riches," thinking that thus they will become rich!

From Project Gutenberg

Place a bit of preserved fruit on each one and mold the paste up around it.

From Project Gutenberg

And they made me sew all the time on things that was big and homely, and then another man took me and made me paste up bags.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• architecture
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