printing press

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noun

a machine, as a cylinder press or rotary press, for printing on paper or the like from type, plates, etc.

Origin of printing press

First recorded in 1580–90

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Related Words for printing press

press, presswork

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Historical Examples of printing press

Though the printing-press stands to me, the physic bottle does not.
Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II)
Edmund Downey
The other was a printing-press, in which he had a childish joy.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1
Henry Baerlein
I haven't a printing-press, or a wireless apparatus or anything else.
The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men
Francis William Rolt-Wheeler
It is said that the printing-press has superseded the preacher, and must more and more supersede him.
The Preacher and His Models
James Stalker
With them also came a printer, a printing-press, and book-binding materials.
The Cruise of the Mary Rose
William H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for printing press

printing press

noun

any of various machines used for printing

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