hot-press

[ hot-pres ]

noun

1. a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.

verb (used with object)

1. to subject to treatment in a hot-press.

hot-press

noun

1. a machine for applying a combination of heat and pressure to give a smooth surface to paper, to express oil from it, etc

verb

1. tr to subject (paper, cloth, etc) to heat and pressure to give it a smooth surface or extract oil

Other Words From

• hot-presser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hot-press¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

The tenants include a coffee shop, a dance studio, electrical and plumbing contractors, a blacksmith and woodworkers, two brothers who hot-press T-shirts and a blueprint business, which downsized after the collapse of the housing market.

From New York Times

Considering the advance made by public sentiment an all questions connected with personal liberty, “a hot-press on the Thames” would hardly stand the ordeal of an investigation in Parliament at the present day.

From Project Gutenberg

A ball-room bard, a foolscap, hot-press darling?

From Project Gutenberg

The result of this hot-press was four hundred men, captured that forenoon.

From Project Gutenberg

A ball-room bard, a foolscap, hot-press darling?

From Project Gutenberg