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.