ˈprint-work
[f. print n. + work n.]
1. (Now usually printworks, often const. as sing.) A factory in which cotton fabrics are printed.
| 1835 Ure Philos. Manuf. 400 Employed in the drying-room of a calico print-work. 1844 G. Dodd Textile Manuf. ii. 54 A large print-work..consists of several distinct departments, such as the mechanical department, the chemical department, the artistic or designing department, the printing department, &c. 1885 Manch. Exam. 10 Sept. 5/1 Manager of the calico printworks. |
2. Lettering imitating printed characters. rare.
| 1824 Miss Mitford Village Ser. i. 68 (Lucy) But never was MS. so illegible..as the print-work of that sampler. |