Cyclostyle

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A peristyle of circular form.
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A circular group of columns without a core.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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."
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