noun.
An apparatus for making duplicate copies of letters, circulars, etc., written on sensitized paper with a pen of peculiar make, or with a typewriter.
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noun.
A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred with an inked roller.
noun.
A device used to make copies of a drawing or writing, via small punctures made in the outline
verb.
To use such a wheel and puncture device to make copies.
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verb.
print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil
noun.
a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil
Word Usage
"Inside the crowded office, a young man cranks the handle of a cyclostyle machine printing publicity pamphlets and he clicks his tongue as the paper jams again."