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Handpress

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hand pressnounA press operated by hand, especially a printing press.
letterpressnoun(printing) The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image.
pressworknounThe operation of a printing press.
pressnounAn instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
pullnoun(countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
plate pressnounA press with a flat carriage and a roller, used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.
arming pressnoun(historical) A bookbinder's press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.
pressmanshipnounThe state or business of a pressman (printing-press operator).
printing pressnounA mechanical device used for printing text or images repeatedly.
copying pressnoun(historical) A machine for taking an exact copy, by pressure, of a document written in special ink on special paper.
press proofnoun(printing, historical) A proof taken on a press, especially to show impression, margins, colour, etc.
hand papernoun(historical) A particular make of paper, early in use at the Record Office, with the watermark of a hand pointing.
typeformnoun(printing, historical) The part of a printing press which holds the type, and against which the platen is pressed.
gang pressnounA press for operating upon a pile or row of objects separated by intervening plates.
perfecting pressnoun(printing) A press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine.
platennoun(printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
short pullnoun(printing, obsolete) A light impression on a hand-press.
printing formnounAn object, usually in the shape of a block or a plate, used in printing to apply ink on the printed surface.
copying papernoun(historical) paper used in a copying press
block printingnounSynonym of woodblock printing.

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