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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Print Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. text handwritten in the style of printed matter Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. all the copies of a work printed at one time Source: wordnet
  7. 7. The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints. Block printing. See under Block. -- Printing frame (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to light. -- Printing house, a printing office. -- Printing ink, 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. -- Printing office, a place where books, pamphlets, or newspapers, etc., are printed. -- Printing paper, paper used in the printing of books, pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from writing paper, wrapping paper, etc. -- Printing press, a press for printing, books, newspaper, handbills, etc. -- 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. Source: webster
  8. 8. The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, orfigures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of aprinter, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts;typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints. Blockprinting. See under Block.-- Printing frame (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a glassfront, in which prints are made by exposure to light.-- Printing house, a printing office.-- Printing ink, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc. It iscomposed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with linseed or nut oil,made thick by boiling and burning. Other ingredients are employed forthe finer qualities. Ure.-- Printing office, a place where books, pamphlets, or newspapers,etc., are printed.-- Printing paper, paper used in the printing of books, pamphlets,newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from writing paper,wrapping paper, etc.-- Printing press, a press for printing, books, newspaper,handbills, etc.-- Printing wheel, a wheel with letters or figures on its periphery,used in machines for paging or numbering, or in ticket-printingmachines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. text handwritten in the style of printed matter n. the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution n. reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication Source: ecdict

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