press
1. A relatively simple piece of machinery used to
apply pressure evenly over the surface of a
material, e.g., one of the various screw presses
used to keep a book or books in position under
pressure to effect adhesion of pasted or glued
adherends, or for some other purpose. See:ARMING PRESS ;BACKING PRESS ;BUNDLING PRESS ;FINISHING PRESS ;HYDRAULIC PRESS ;LYING PRESS ;NIPPING PRESS ;PNEUMATIC PRESS ;REMOVABLE PRESS ;
STANDING PRESS .
2. The machine, or apparatus, used to press paper
onto the type, plate, engraving, or block. 3. In a
papermaking machine, a pair of rolls between which
the web of paper is passed in order to: remove
water in the wet press, smooth and level the sheet
in the smoothing press, or apply surface
treatments to the sheet in the size press. (17 , 156 , 261 )
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