All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.
Shak.
6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing
force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface,
often estimated with reference to the amount upon a unit's area.
Atmospheric pressure, Center of pressure, etc. See under Atmospheric,
Center, etc. -- Back pressure (Steam engine), pressure which resists
the motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam which does
not find free outlet. -- Fluid pressure, pressure like that exerted by
a fluid. It is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all
directions around a point. Rankine. -- Pressure gauge, a gauge for
indicating fluid pressure; a manometer.
Press"work` (?), n. The art of printing from the surface of type,
plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done.
MacKellar.
Prest (prst), imp. & p. p. of Press.
Prest, a. [OF. prest, F. prÍt, fr. L. praestus ready. Cf. Presto.] 1.
Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.]
All prest to such battle he was.
R. of Gloucester.