Printshop
//ˈpɹɪnt.ʃɒp// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A shop that sells prints.
"He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood."
- 2 A shop providing commercial copying and printing services. Canada, US
- 3 Synonym of printing house, an institutional or commercial mass publisher. uncommon
"As we have seen, government regulated the number of printshops throughout the realm [...] and enforced censorship throughout the land."
Example
More examples"He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood."
Etymology
From print + shop.
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