pressmark

[ pres-mahrk ]
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nounChiefly British Library Science.
  1. a symbol indicating the location of a book in the library.

Origin of pressmark

1
First recorded in 1675–85; press1 + mark1

Words Nearby pressmark

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How to use pressmark in a sentence

  • The pressmark of this autograph letter in the British Museum is Add.

    Fray Luis de Len | James Fitzmaurice-Kelly

British Dictionary definitions for pressmark

pressmark

/ (ˈprɛsˌmɑːk) /


noun
  1. library science a location mark on a book indicating a specific bookcase

Origin of pressmark

1
C19: from press 1 (in the sense: cupboard) + mark 1

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