pressmark (presmark)

[ The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia fly-leaf, indicating its location in the library. Thus, the pre -mark "A, 8, 10," means "pre A, shelf 8, tenth volume in order on the shelf." There are many systems of pre -marking. pre -mark (pres'märk), v. t. and i. To place a pre -mark on; also, to use pre -marks. pre -master (pres'mås"tėr), n. command of a pre -gang. The officer in Are not our sailors paid and encouraged to that degree that there is hardly any need of pre - masters ? Tom Brown , Works, IV. 123. ( Davies .) pre -money (pres'mun"i), n. Same as prest money . This ki shall be as good as pre -money, to bind me to your service. Shirley, Maid's Revenge, ii. 1. pre ne t (pres'nes), n . [ * pre , a . (see pre ly ), + -ne .] The state of being pre ed; closene ; compre ion; condensation of thought or language; tersene . An excellent critic of our own commends Boileau's closene , or, as he calls it, pre ne . Young , Love of Fame, Pref. pre ourt, n. An obsolete form of pre er . Piers Plowman (A), v. 127. pre -pack (pres'pak), v. t. To compre by a hydraulic or other pre : as, to pre - pack bales of soft goods.