printworks
- noun
- /ˈprɪntˌwɜrks/
- UK
:
imprenta
- The local newspaper is printed at the old printworks downtown.
Examples
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The artist visited the printworks to see how her designs were being printed.
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Many books are produced in the large printworks by the river.
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One of the most impressive pieces of this period is Victorian Philanthropist's Parlour (Fig. 1), created in collaboration with London Printworks.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
A building where people make goods using machines
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2.8
A shop that makes posters, flyers and other paper copies for people
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2.7
A company that prints books, magazines, and marketing material
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2.6
A shop that makes books, newspapers, or flyers
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2.1
A company that makes books, magazines, and brochures
A business that puts writing and pictures on paper, like flyers and cards
A company that puts words and pictures on paper for other businesses
How Big
- UK
9
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Printworks comes from the parts print and works. Print is about pressing ink onto paper, like a 'press', and works is a word for a place where things are made, so a printworks is a factory or building where printing is done.