the room in a printing establishment in which type is set
composing room in American English
a room in which typesetting is done
composing room in American English
noun
a room in which compositors work in a printing establishment
Word origin
[1730–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1730–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bronze, canteen, escapement, secret service, swipe