hot-press
a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.
to subject to treatment in a hot-press.
Origin of hot-press
1Other words from hot-press
- hot-presser, noun
Words Nearby hot-press
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How to use hot-press in a sentence
To make a block of any desired size simply pile up the sheets and put them in a hot press.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. SlossonA hot press at Cork, in 1796, yielded only sixteen men fit for the service.
The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore | John R. HutchinsonIn those days were wars between England and France, and a hot press about London.
Amusing Prose Chap Books | VariousCloth may not be pressed with a hot press, but only with a cold press.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. ReillyThe result of this hot-press was four hundred men, captured that forenoon.
Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for hot-press
a machine for applying a combination of heat and pressure to give a smooth surface to paper, to express oil from it, etc
(tr) to subject (paper, cloth, etc) to heat and pressure to give it a smooth surface or extract oil
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