| 单词 | star press |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstar press star press n. [after German Sternpresse (1819 in the passage translated in quot. 1819)] now chiefly historical a type of lithographic or copperplate printing press in which the handle on the roller is star-shaped; cf. sense 14c. ΚΠ 1819 A. Schlichtegroll tr. A. Senefelder Compl. Course Lithography 191 The sorts of presses which are commonly used at Munich, are—the upright Lever Press—and the Cylinder, or Star Press [Ger. Stern-Presse]. 1886 Jrnl. Amateur Photogr. 30 538 These hand-presses, which are known under the name of Stern or Star press, are used mostly for printing of negatives from nature. 1974 M. Knigin & M. Zimiles Contemp. Lithogr. Workshop iii. 37 The star press..which used a star wheel instead of a lever, is almost an exact replica of the presses in use today for direct hand printing in most of the ateliers throughout the world. < as lemmas |
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