pressmark
[ pres-mahrk ]
/ ˈprɛsˌmɑrk /
noun Chiefly British Library Science.
a symbol indicating the location of a book in the library.
Words nearby pressmark
presser foot,
pressie,
pressing,
pressing plant,
pressman,
pressmark,
pressor,
pressor base,
pressor fiber,
pressor nerve,
pressoreceptive
Example sentences from the Web for pressmark
The pressmark of this autograph letter in the British Museum is Add.
Fray Luis de Len |James Fitzmaurice-Kelly
British Dictionary definitions for pressmark
pressmark
/ (ˈprɛsˌmɑːk) /
noun
library science
a location mark on a book indicating a specific bookcase
Word Origin for pressmark
C19: from
press
1 (in the sense: cupboard) +
mark
1