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  • 61pressed brick — noun : bricks subjected to pressure to free them from imperfections of shape and texture before burning * * * face brick molded under pressure to a desired finish. [1840 50] …

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  • 62pressed cheese — noun : a hard cheese (as cheddar) that has been subjected to pressure to remove the whey, to produce physical conditions essential to ripening, and to give it a form convenient for handling …

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  • 63pressed steel — noun : steel parts made by shaping steel sheet between dies in a mechanical or hydraulic press …

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  • 64pressed ware — noun : articles of glass or fired clay formed by pressing …

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  • 65pressed wax — noun : press wax …

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  • 66The Earth Pressed Flat — Infobox Album | Name = The Earth Pressed Flat Type = Album Artist = 10,000 Maniacs Released = April 20, 1999 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 49:19 Label = Bar/None Records Producer = Armand John Petri Reviews = *Allmusic rating|3|5… …

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  • 67Box-pressed — (or Square pressed ) cigars are usually packed in two layers in a wide flat cigar box that has an attached flip or hinged lid, and is usually made of paper covered wood or cardboard (as opposed to a plain wood cabinet). The sides of box pressed… …

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  • 68hard-pressed — adjective a person or organization that is hard pressed does not have enough money for the things they need: An extra four million is being spent on hard pressed education services. be hard pressed (to do something) used for saying that something …

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  • 69hard-pressed — also hard pressed 1) ADJ GRADED If someone is hard pressed, they are under a great deal of strain and worry, usually because they have not got enough money. [JOURNALISM] The region s hard pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries. 2) ADJ… …

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  • 70hard-pressed — adj. facing or experiencing trouble or difficulty; as, financially hard pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices; they were hard pressed to find a substitute on short notice; see {distressed}[1]. Syn: distressed, hard put, in a bad… …

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