imprimery
English edit
Etymology edit
From French imprimerie, from imprimer (“to print, to imprint”) + -erie (“-ery”), from im- (“in-”) + primer (“to print”). Equivalent to imprint + -ery.
Noun edit
imprimery (countable and uncountable, plural imprimeries)
- (countable, archaic) Synonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment.
- France's National Imprimery dates back to the Renaissance but now mostly prints ID cards.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Synonym of printing, the art or act of printing.
- (countable, obsolete) Synonym of print, a single instance of printing.
References edit
- “imprimery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.