Print"er (?), n. One who prints; especially, one who prints books,
newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.
Printer's devil, Printer's gauge. See under Devil, and Gauge. --
Printer's ink. See Printing ink, below.
Print"er*y (?), n. A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a
printing office. [R.]
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.
Print"less, a. Making no imprint. Milton.
Print"less, a. Making no imprint. Milton.
Print"shop`, n. A shop where prints are sold.
Pri"or (?), a. [L. prior former, previous, better, superior; compar.
corresponding to primus first, and pro for. See Former, and cf. Prime,
a., and Pre-, Pro-.] Preceding in the order of time; former;
antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior
obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived
alone [in the time] prior to his marriage.
Pri"or, n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F. prieur, from L.
prior former, superior. See Prior, a.] (Eccl.) The superior of a
priory, and next below an abbot in dignity.
Conventical, or Conventual, prior, a prior who is at the head of his
own house. See the Note under Priory. -- Claustral prior, an official
next in rank to the abbot in a monastery; prior of the cloisters.
Pri"or*ate (?), n. [LL. prioratus: cf. F. priorat.] The dignity,
office, or government, of a prior. T. Warton.
Pri"or*ess, n. [OF. prioresse.] A lady superior of a priory of nuns,
and next in dignity to an abbess.
Pri*or"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. prioritÈ. See Prior, a.] 1. The quality or
state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something
else; as, priority of application.