| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| hot-press | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a machine for applying a combination of heat and pressure to give a smooth surface to paper, to express oil from it, etc |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to subject (paper, cloth, etc) to heat and pressure to give it a smooth surface or extract oil |