| 单词 | correct the press |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto correct the press †to correct the press: to correct, or mark for correction, the errors or faults in a proof-sheet (obsolete).extracted from correctv.to correct the press e. to correct the press: to correct the printing, or the errors in composing the type; to correct a text prior to printing or publication. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > correction > correct [verb (intransitive)] > proof-read to correct the press1649 to read for press1828 1649 W. Dugdale Let. 2 Jan. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) xxiii. 175 Soe may he correct the presse, which will be an especiall matter. 1721 C. Middleton Farther Rem. Proposals for New Edition Greek & Lat. Test. 21 He had not so much Time as even to consult his Books, or correct the Press. 1797 J. C. Lettsom Hints to promote Benificence, Temperance, & Med. Sci. I. 48 He shall..correct the Press of such [papers] as are ordered to be printed. 1822 J. Galt Sir Andrew Wylie I. xxx. 285 How to correct the press, and to put in the points, wi' the lave o' the wee perjinkities. 1848 Halliwell Ingelend's Disobed. Child (Percy Soc.) Pref. It was formerly a very common practice to correct and alter the press whilst the impression was being taken. 1867 E. Quincy Life J. Quincy 477 My father took an active interest in this publication, and corrected the press himself. 1906 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 23 Feb. 2/7 Lloyd..wrote the letters and you corrected the press. 1948 H. M. Smith Henry VIII Reformation ii. iii. 335 Grafton, Whitchurch and Gray..went to Paris, and with them went Coverdale to correct the press. < as lemmas |
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