单词 | arming press |
释义 | > as lemmasarming press arming press n. Bookbinding (now chiefly historical) a device used to impress armorial bearings, designs, and lettering on the cover of a book. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bookbinding equipment > [noun] > machines arming press1832 smasher1876 smashing-machinea1877 backing-machine1879 sewing machine1880 wire-stitcher1882 bumper1951 smashing-press- 1832 Mechanics' Mag. 25 Aug. 337/1 The above engraving represents a simple and powerful arming press for the use of bookbinders. 1973 J. Moran Printing Presses (1978) vi. 94 In consequence, it was a more powerful press than the Albion, and was often converted into an arming press for binders. 2007 R. Banham in S. Eliot & J. Rose Compan. Hist. of Bk. (2009) xx. 281 In 1830, Pickering applied lettering to the spine of his cloth bindings using the new arming press. < as lemmas |
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