| 单词 |
cyclostyle |
| 释义 |
▪ I. cyclostyle, n.|ˈsaɪkləʊstaɪl|
[f. Gr. κύκλος circle, wheel + style, L. stilus.]
Name of an apparatus for printing copies of writing.
It consists of a pen with a small toothed wheel at the point which cuts minute holes in specially prepared paper tightly stretched over a zinc plate; this paper is then used as a stencil-plate from which copies are printed. Hence cyclostyle apparatus, cyclostyle ink, cyclostyle pen, etc.
1883Knowledge 16 Feb. Advt., The Cyclostyle. 1887Chicago Advance 19 May 306/1 She..prints it herself with the cyclostyle. 1892Pall Mall G. 17 June 6/1 This is probably the last specimen of a cyclostyle-printed journal which will see the light in Mashonaland.
▪ II. ˈcyclostyle, v.
[f. the n.]
trans. To print (copies) by cyclostyle. Hence ˈcyclostyled ppl. a.
1897Westm. Gaz. 3 July 2/3 Note the gradual rise from the cyclostyled circular to the printed appeal. 1928Daily Express 5 Mar. 2/3 No candidate can be directly boosted by name in any matter printed, typed, or cyclostyled. 1957Times 19 Aug. 2/7 The inquirer's first carefree letter to manufacturers will be answered by a flood of shiny prospectuses and cyclostyled price lists. |
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