press roomn.¹

1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 11 The Roof and Sides of the Press Room.

1775 Coll. Trials I. 183/2 This form was brought down out of the press-room into the composing-room.

1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. viii. 222 The press-room should, if possible, be separated from the composing-room.

1882 J. Southward Pract. Printing (1884) 411 The press-room is generally in the basement.

1916 D. C. Seitz Training for Newsp. Trade 108 The ordinary press-hand in a press room receives by the New York standard $25 per week for six night hours, and 7½ day.

1986 E. E. Scharff Worldly Power vii. 116 No one major newspaper in the United States had then achieved a significant degree of automation in its pressroom.

2005 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 21 June a3 The tour was to begin in the newsroom and continue through the mechanical departments, including the press room in the basement.

1696 London Gaz. No. 3186/4 That none but Persons of Quality, and those concerned in the Coinage, be permitted to enter the Melting-houses, Mill-rooms, Press-rooms.

1734 Select Trials Old-Bailey I. 14/2 As soon as they entered the Press-Room, Phillips desired that he might return to the Bar and plead; but Spiggot continuing obstinate, was put under the Press.

1771 W. Newton tr. Vitruvius Archit. II. ix. 142 The press-room should be near the kitchen, that it might be convenient for the olive business.

1839 W. H. Ainsworth Jack Sheppard II. iii. ix. 260 The Press Room, a dark close chamber, near Waterman's Hall, obtained its name from an immense wooden machine kept in it, with which such prisoners as refused to plead to their indictments were pressed to death.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 863 The press-room at the Royal Mint contains eight machines.

1878 5th Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1877–8 79 At the end from the road were the press and wash rooms.

1966 P. V. Price France: Food & Wine Guide 164 Visitors see the pressroom..and the huge stone container for 13,000 litres of wine.

1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. c16/58 (advt.) Stamping plant in northern suburb needs experienced foreman for their press room.

1992 Black Enterprise Oct. 173 The tour allows you to see the vineyards where the grapes are grown; the press room, where the grapes are squeezed.

1869 Times 14 July 4/4 The Press room was elegantly fitted up for the accomodation of the 300 editors and reporters who represented the Press from all parts of the country.

1902 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 16 Dec. iii. 10/3 The press room at the District building is quite a center of interest.

1941 F. L. Mott Amer. Journalism xxxv. 607 President Theodore Roosevelt..provided a press room and telephones for the reporters.

1977 Cleethorpes News 6 May 7/2 She spent most of her time in the Press room before leaving through a small but enthusiastic crowd.

2001 Denver Post 18 Feb. a18/2 A ‘pen-and-pad briefing’ caused some confusion in the White House press room one week.