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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Printing \Print"ing\, n.
     The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,
     or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business
     of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their
     adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic
     prints.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Block printing. See under Block.
  
     Printing frame (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a
        glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to
        light.
  
     Printing house, a printing office.
  
     Printing ink, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.
        It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with
        linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.
        Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.
        --Ure.
  
     Printing office, a place where books, pamphlets, or
        newspapers, etc., are printed.
  
     Printing paper, paper used in the printing of books,
        pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from
        writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.
  
     Printing press, a press for printing, books, newspaper,
        handbills, etc.
  
     Printing wheel, a wheel with letters or figures on its
        periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in
        ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Printing \Print"ing\, n.
     The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,
     or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business
     of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their
     adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic
     prints.
  
     Block printing. See under Block.
  
     Printing frame (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a
        glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to
        light.
  
     Printing house, a printing office.
  
     Printing ink, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.
        It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with
        linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.
        Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.
        --Ure.
  
     Printing office, a place where books, pamphlets, or
        newspapers, etc., are printed.
  
     Printing paper, paper used in the printing of books,
        pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from
        writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.
  
     Printing press, a press for printing, books, newspaper,
        handbills, etc.
  
     Printing wheel, a wheel with letters or figures on its
        periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in
        ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  printing house
     n.
     1 An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.
     2 The building where printing occurs.
     3 (lb en now uncommon) (synonym of en printshop): a place to make
  personal copies.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  printing house
     n.
     1 An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.
     2 The building where printing occurs.
     3 (lb en now uncommon) (synonym of en printshop): a place to make
  personal copies.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  printing house
     n.
     1 An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.
     2 The building where printing occurs.
     3 (lb en now uncommon) (synonym of en printshop): a place to make
  personal copies.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  printing house
     n.
     1 An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.
     2 The building where printing occurs.
     3 (lb en now uncommon) (synonym of en printshop): a place to make
  personal copies.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  printing house
     Englanti n.
     painotalo

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  printing house /pɹˈɪntɪŋ hˈaʊs/ 
  печа́тница
  company chiefly devoted to printing

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  printing house /pɹˈɪntɪŋ hˈaʊs/
  Druckerei , Druckereibetrieb  [print]
     Synonyms: print shop, printshop, print works, printing business, printer's, printery
  
   see: print shops, printshops, printing works, printing houses, printeries
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  printing house /pɹˈɪntɪŋ hˈaʊs/ 
  painotalo
  company chiefly devoted to printing

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  printing house /pɹˈɪntɪŋ hˈaʊs/
  tiskara, štamparija

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  printing house /pɹˈɪntɪŋ hˈaʊs/ 
  印刷所, 印刷会社
  company chiefly devoted to printing

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  printing house /pɹˈɪntɪŋ hˈaʊs/ 
  tryckeri
  company chiefly devoted to printing

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