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turtle-press

turtle-press noun: a type of printing press in which a turtle (a curved plate) was used.

Noun

turtle-press

  1. (obsolete) A type of printing press in which a turtle (a curved plate) was used.

Questions about turtle-press

What does turtle-press mean?
Turtle-press means a type of printing press in which a turtle (a curved plate) was used.
What part of speech is turtle-press?
Turtle-press is a noun.

Words near turtle-press in the dictionary

  1. turtle-necked
  2. turtle-necks
  3. turtle-net
  4. turtle-peg
  5. turtle-pegs
  6. turtle-press
  7. turtle-shell
  8. turtle-soup
  9. turtle-soups
  10. turtle-stone
  11. turtle-stones

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