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
Yet newspapers have improved in presswork, and the typesetting machines have removed the evil of worn type.
From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman
Good or bad presswork is a good or bad result of work done on a press.
From Compound Words Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #36 by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
Typography and presswork are of the highest order.
From Wholesale Price List of Newspapers and Periodicals by Agency, D. D. Cottrell's Subscription
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
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