† ˈprint-field Obs.
[f. print v. + field n.]
An establishment for printing and bleaching calicoes; = print-work 1.
| 1799 J. Robertson Agric. Perth 380 Printfields for staining cotton cloth have been established at Cromwel-haugh, Huntingtower, Stormont-field and Tulloch. 1806 Gazetteer Scotl. (ed. 2) 138/1 The banks of the Leven..are covered with numerous bleachfields, printfields, and cotton-works. 1839 Ure Dict. Arts 214 One of his foremen..worked for a year in a print-field in Lancashire. |