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Presswork   Listen
noun
Presswork, Press work  n.  
1.
The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done.
2.
Work done on or by a press.
3.
(Metal Work) Act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; also, the product of such work.
4.
(Cabinetmaking) Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.
5.
Pottery produced by pressing clay into molds.





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"Presswork" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Lemons," a comedy that, under the title of "Wedlock for Seven," had been first produced at Augustin Daly's New Fifth Avenue Theater in New York. A copy of the play was sent on to Charles to enable him to prepare the presswork for it, and it was the first play manuscript he ever read. "Lemons" vindicated Charles's suggestion, because it added to the strength of the repertory and brought ...
— Charles Frohman: Manager and Man • Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman


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