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Cyclostyle

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A circular group of columns without a core.

n. A device used to make copies of a drawing or writing, via small punctures made in the outline

v. To use such a wheel and puncture device to make copies.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. 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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. An apparatus for making duplicate copies of letters, circulars, etc., written on sensitized paper with a pen of peculiar make, or with a typewriter.

n. A peristyle of circular form.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil

n. 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."

Verb Form

cyclostyling

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

impress print writing implement

Form

cyclostylar