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.

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Words nearby printing press

printing, printing frame, printing ink, printing office, printing paper, printing press, printless, printmaker, printmaking, printout, printout paper

Origin of printing press

First recorded in 1580–90

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Example sentences from the Web for printing press

They had no education, for the only schools were a few Jesuit seminaries, and no printing-press existed.
The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson
He might put up a shed in the back yard, and get a printing-press.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward
In 1466 the first Portuguese printing-press was established here; in 1545 the city was made an episcopal see.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various
Then every man who owned a printing-press wanted to try his hand at it.
Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z|Various

In the new West it usually is, first the printing-press, then the town.
The Mystic Mid-Region|Arthur J. Burdick

British Dictionary definitions for printing press

printing press

noun

any of various machines used for printing

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printing press

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