D defs.my
Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Presswork

/(prĕs"wûrk`)/ · Press·work · IPA
01 n. The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done.
  1. 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. 2.
    Work done on or by a press.
  3. 3.
    Act or process of pressing or drawing with dies or presses; also, the product of such work.(Metal Work)
  4. 4.
    Work consisting of a series of cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.(Cabinetmaking)
  5. 5.
    Pottery produced by pressing clay into molds.
02 n. The work of a press agent.
  1. 1.
    The work of a press agent.[Chiefly Theat. Cant]