Bearing cloth
() A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized. |
Bramah press
() A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. |
Cloth
(n.) A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth) |
Cloth
(n.) The dress |
Cloth
(n.) The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the clergy |
Drill press
() A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
Finishing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Finish |
Finishing
(n.) The act or process of completing or perfecting |
Finishing
(a.) Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use. |
Goring cloth
(n.) A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot. |
Gunny cloth
() A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of cordage. |
Match-cloth
(n.) A coarse cloth. |
Pi–a cloth
() A fine material for ladies' shawls, scarfs, handkerchiefs, etc., made from the fiber of the pineapple leaf, and perhaps from other fibrous tropical leaves. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with a slight tinge of pale yellow. |
Press
(n.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black. |
Press
(n.) To force into service, particularly into naval service |
Press
(n.) A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. |
Press
(v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight |
Press
(v.) To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of |
Press
(v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth |
Press
(v.) To embrace closely |
Press
(v.) To oppress |
Press
(v.) To straiten |
Press
(v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over |
Press
(v.) To try to force (something upon some one) |
Press
(v.) To drive with violence |
Press
(v. i.) To exert pressure |
Press
(v. i.) To move on with urging and crowding |
Press
(v. i.) To urge with vehemence or importunity |
Press
(n.) An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken |
Press
(n.) Specifically, a printing press. |
Press
(n.) The art or business of printing and publishing |
Press
(n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles |
Press
(n.) The act of pressing or thronging forward. |
Press
(n.) Urgent demands of business or affairs |
Press
(n.) A multitude of individuals crowded together |
Thibet cloth
() A fabric made of coarse goat's hair |
Thibet cloth
() A kind of fine woolen cloth, used for dresses, cloaks, etc. |
Top-cloth
(n.) A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen. |
press
pressure
pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
finish
finishing | the act of finishing, his best finish in a major tournament was third, the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause |
| bench press | a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
| incline bench press | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
| press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
pushup
press-up | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms |
| field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
| bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
| chamois cloth | a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars |
| cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
cloth cap
flat cap | a flat woolen cap with a stiff peak |
| cloth covering | a covering made of cloth |
| drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
| drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain
drop cloth
drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
fabric
cloth
material
textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
finish coat
finishing coat | the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings, we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat |
| finish coat finishing coat | the final coat of paint |
flatbed press
cylinder press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type |
| garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic |
groundsheet
ground cloth | a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture |
| hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area |
| monk's cloth | a heavy cloth in basket weave |
permanent press
durable press | a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape |
piece of cloth
piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
| pilot cloth | a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc |
press
mechanical press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids |
| press printing press | a machine used for printing |
| press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use |
| press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) |
| press gallery | an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) |
press of sail
press of canvas | the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely |
| punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts |
| rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder |
snap
snap fastener
press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
| sponge cloth | any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave) |
| standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically |
suede cloth
suede | a fabric made to resemble suede leather |
| tea cloth | a small tablecloth |
terry
terry cloth
terrycloth | a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides, used to make bath towels and bath robes |
| tray cloth | table linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray |
trouser press
pants presser | a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out |
wardrobe
closet press | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes, has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
washcloth
washrag
flannel face cloth | bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body |
| wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire |
coating
finish
finishing | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance), the boat had a metallic finish, he applied a coat of a clear finish, when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly |
| freedom of the press | a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution |
finishing touch
capstone
copestone | a final touch, a crowning achievement, a culmination |
| gutter press | press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures) |