presswork
Americannoun
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the operation of a printing press
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the matter printed by a printing press
Etymology
Origin of presswork
Example Sentences
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There are, for example, chapters about paper, typography and layout, typesetting and presswork, bindings, endpapers and dust jackets.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2020
Some urgent presswork had kept him in a contiguous room.
From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne
They needed good paper and careful presswork, and all over Europe paper and presswork were rapidly deteriorating.
From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)
At my first admission into this printing-house I took to working at press, imagining I felt a want of the bodily exercise I had been used to in America, where presswork is mixed with composing.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various
The types used in each case were those of Anton Koberger, D�rer’s godfather, and the effect of the artist’s personal superintendence, which the colophons attest, is seen in the excellence of the presswork.
From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)
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