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hot-press
[ hot-pres ]
noun
- 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)
- to subject to treatment in a hot-press.
hot-press
noun
- a machine for applying a combination of heat and pressure to give a smooth surface to paper, to express oil from it, etc
verb
- tr to subject (paper, cloth, etc) to heat and pressure to give it a smooth surface or extract oil
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Other Words From
- hot-presser noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hot-press1
First recorded in 1625–35
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Example Sentences
To make a block of any desired size simply pile up the sheets and put them in a hot press.
From Project Gutenberg
A hot press at Cork, in 1796, yielded only sixteen men fit for the service.
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In those days were wars between England and France, and a hot press about London.
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Cloth may not be pressed with a hot press, but only with a cold press.
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The result of this hot-press was four hundred men, captured that forenoon.
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