pressworkn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛswəːk/, U.S.

/ˈprɛswərk/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹, work n.; press v.¹, work n.

Etymology: Probably partly < press n.¹ + work n., and partly < press v.¹ + work n. With sense 3b compare pressworking n. 2.

1. Literary work done for the press; journalistic work. rare.

ΚΠ

1717 W. Nicolson London Diaries 4–8 July (1985) 664 P.m. Hard at my press-work... 5..P.m. postscript, &c, to my printed letter... 8. Letter printed.

1888 J. M. Barrie When Man's Single v. 80 His first press-work had been a series of letters he had written when at school, and contributed to a local paper.

1993 P. DeBenedittis Guam's Trial of Cent. 20 Having been to the Philippines and done press work while there, I can surmise what had happened. Fifty dollars will get any story, photo included, on the front page.

2. The business of a printing press; spec. the printing of material from composed type, plates, etc.; the work turned out from a printing press, esp. from the point of view of its quality.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > [noun]

print1499

impression1509

printing1509

impressing1530

press1579

imprimatur1640

typography1646

imprimery1681

presswork1728

imprimature1813

imprint1899

society > communication > printing > printed matter > [noun]

print1507

typography1644

matter1683

presswork1728

printed matter1836

the printed word1846

literature1859

printing ink1904

print-work1919

1728 N. L. Dufresnoy New Method Studying Hist. II. xxxvii. 255 Vast was the Expence of this Book, in which the Medals and Ornaments round are Engraven by the best Hands, and the Press-Work is most pompous.

1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 47 His excellent method of disposition, composition, and press-work.

1793 R. Burns Let. Sept. (1985) II. 240 Jamie Dawson is a beautiful ballad, but it is a great length: cannot you, for the sake of economy in the Press-work, substitute a shorter one?

1832 C. Babbage Econ. Machinery & Manuf. xx. 169 The press-work, or printing off, is charged at a price agreed upon for each two hundred and fifty sheets.

1867 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) III. 54/1 By fine presswork is meant work printed with the best paper and ink, and with the utmost care at a hand press.

1896 T. L. De Vinne in Moxon's Mech. Exerc.: Printing (new ed.) II. 412 The new method has..cheapened common presswork.., but it has not bettered the presswork of books.

1966 W. T. Berry & H. E. Poole Ann. Printing 262/1 The beauty of the Kelmscott books was due to harmony of type and decoration, the spacing of words and lines.., and the excellent presswork.

1992 Raritan Summer 67 For the past century or so, analytical bibliographers have been examining printed books for clues to their printing history.., and working out the precise timing of presswork, proofreading, and correcting.

†a. Ceramics. The making of pottery by pressing clay into moulds. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [noun] > types of

presswork1839

vase-work1893

coiling1900

slip casting1901

ring-building1932

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1012 A great variety of pottery wares..are made by two different methods, the one called press-work, and the other casting. The press-work is done in moulds made of Paris plaster... All vessels of an oval form, and such as have flat sides, are made in this way.

b. The pressing or drawing of metal, esp. sheet metal, into a shaped hollow die; a piece of metal shaped by such means.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > pressing or drawing

presswork1896

pressworking1896

cupping1921

extrusion1921

extruding1930

stretch forming1951

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > pressing or drawing > product of

presswork1896

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [noun] > pressed or rolled

presswork1896

1896 O. Smith Press-working of Metals i. 14 In press-work the metal is sometimes heated as in forging, but in the great majority of cases it is handled cold.

1904 Engineering 22 Jan. 132/3 We illustrate below a very remarkable specimen of ‘press’ work... The barrel shown..has been drawn out of a steel-plate ¹/ ₂₄th of an inch in thickness.

1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 82 This was a most remarkable piece of presswork and comprised a complete chassis..of deep-section side girders, upswept over the rear axle.

1991 Metalworking Production Sept. (‘Subcontract 91’ Suppl.) 22 The service the company offers includes, presswork—up to 800kN, fabrication, profiling, machining and finishing.

†4. Joinery. Cabinet work built up from veneers in the manner of plywood and bonded under pressure. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1787/2 Press-work,..cabinet work of a number of successive veneers crossing grain, and united by glue, heat, and pressure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presswork
释义	pressworkn. Brit. /ˈprɛswəːk/, U.S. /ˈprɛswərk/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: press n.¹, work n.; press v.¹, work n. Etymology: Probably partly < press n.¹ + work n., and partly < press v.¹ + work n. With sense 3b compare pressworking n. 2. 1. Literary work done for the press; journalistic work. rare. ΚΠ 1717 W. Nicolson London Diaries 4–8 July (1985) 664 P.m. Hard at my press-work... 5..P.m. postscript, &c, to my printed letter... 8. Letter printed. 1888 J. M. Barrie When Man's Single v. 80 His first press-work had been a series of letters he had written when at school, and contributed to a local paper. 1993 P. DeBenedittis Guam's Trial of Cent. 20 Having been to the Philippines and done press work while there, I can surmise what had happened. Fifty dollars will get any story, photo included, on the front page. 2. The business of a printing press; spec. the printing of material from composed type, plates, etc.; the work turned out from a printing press, esp. from the point of view of its quality. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > [noun] print1499 impression1509 printing1509 impressing1530 press1579 imprimatur1640 typography1646 imprimery1681 presswork1728 imprimature1813 imprint1899 society > communication > printing > printed matter > [noun] print1507 typography1644 matter1683 presswork1728 printed matter1836 the printed word1846 literature1859 printing ink1904 print-work1919 1728 N. L. Dufresnoy New Method Studying Hist. II. xxxvii. 255 Vast was the Expence of this Book, in which the Medals and Ornaments round are Engraven by the best Hands, and the Press-Work is most pompous. 1770 P. Luckombe Conc. Hist. Printing 47 His excellent method of disposition, composition, and press-work. 1793 R. Burns Let. Sept. (1985) II. 240 Jamie Dawson is a beautiful ballad, but it is a great length: cannot you, for the sake of economy in the Press-work, substitute a shorter one? 1832 C. Babbage Econ. Machinery & Manuf. xx. 169 The press-work, or printing off, is charged at a price agreed upon for each two hundred and fifty sheets. 1867 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) III. 54/1 By fine presswork is meant work printed with the best paper and ink, and with the utmost care at a hand press. 1896 T. L. De Vinne in Moxon's Mech. Exerc.: Printing (new ed.) II. 412 The new method has..cheapened common presswork.., but it has not bettered the presswork of books. 1966 W. T. Berry & H. E. Poole Ann. Printing 262/1 The beauty of the Kelmscott books was due to harmony of type and decoration, the spacing of words and lines.., and the excellent presswork. 1992 Raritan Summer 67 For the past century or so, analytical bibliographers have been examining printed books for clues to their printing history.., and working out the precise timing of presswork, proofreading, and correcting. 3. †a. Ceramics. The making of pottery by pressing clay into moulds. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > pottery-making or ceramics > [noun] > types of presswork1839 vase-work1893 coiling1900 slip casting1901 ring-building1932 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1012 A great variety of pottery wares..are made by two different methods, the one called press-work, and the other casting. The press-work is done in moulds made of Paris plaster... All vessels of an oval form, and such as have flat sides, are made in this way. b. The pressing or drawing of metal, esp. sheet metal, into a shaped hollow die; a piece of metal shaped by such means. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > pressing or drawing presswork1896 pressworking1896 cupping1921 extrusion1921 extruding1930 stretch forming1951 society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > pressing or drawing > product of presswork1896 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [noun] > pressed or rolled presswork1896 1896 O. Smith Press-working of Metals i. 14 In press-work the metal is sometimes heated as in forging, but in the great majority of cases it is handled cold. 1904 Engineering 22 Jan. 132/3 We illustrate below a very remarkable specimen of ‘press’ work... The barrel shown..has been drawn out of a steel-plate ¹/ ₂₄th of an inch in thickness. 1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 82 This was a most remarkable piece of presswork and comprised a complete chassis..of deep-section side girders, upswept over the rear axle. 1991 Metalworking Production Sept. (‘Subcontract 91’ Suppl.) 22 The service the company offers includes, presswork—up to 800kN, fabrication, profiling, machining and finishing. †4. Joinery. Cabinet work built up from veneers in the manner of plywood and bonded under pressure. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1787/2 Press-work,..cabinet work of a number of successive veneers crossing grain, and united by glue, heat, and pressure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pressworkv. Brit. /ˈprɛswəːk/, U.S. /ˈprɛswərk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: presswork n. Etymology: < presswork n. Compare earlier pressworking n. rare. transitive. To shape (sheet metal or other material) by pressing or drawing it into a shaped hollow die. ΚΠ 1941 C. W. Hinman Pressworking Metals vi. 62 (heading) Press-working nonmetallic materials. 1960 D. F. Eary & E. A. Reed Techniq. pressworking Sheet Metal p. iv A large number of die engineers from those industries of the pressworking of materials..have contributed data and illustrative material for the text. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1717v.1941
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