printing : Idioms & Phrases


Block printing

  • . See under Block.
Webster 1913

Printing frame

  • (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to light.
Webster 1913

Printing house

  • a printing office.
Webster 1913

Printing ink

  • noun a semisolid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing
    printer's ink.
WordNet
  • ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc. It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning. Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities. Ure.
Webster 1913

Printing office

  • a place where books, pamphlets, or newspapers, etc., are printed.
Webster 1913

Printing paper

  • paper used in the printing of books, pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.
Webster 1913

Printing press

  • noun a machine used for printing
    press.
WordNet
  • a press for printing, books, newspaper, handbills, etc.
Webster 1913

Printing wheel

  • a wheel with letters or figures on its periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
Webster 1913