hot-press

[ hot-pres ]
/ ˈhɒtˌprɛs /

noun

a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.

verb (used with object)

to subject to treatment in a hot-press.

Origin of hot-press

First recorded in 1625–35

OTHER WORDS FROM hot-press

hot-press·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for hot-press

  • The result of this hot-press was four hundred men, captured that forenoon.

    Hurricane Hurry |W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for hot-press

hot-press

noun

a machine for applying a combination of heat and pressure to give a smooth surface to paper, to express oil from it, etc

verb

(tr) to subject (paper, cloth, etc) to heat and pressure to give it a smooth surface or extract oil