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dandy-roller en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of dandy roller.
   alt of dandy roller
   • The above method of finishing the marks or designs applies only where the device is to be sewn on to the mould or dandy-roller with wire ; but when solder is used, the metal device may — after having been cut, as before mentioned, and cleared from the other parts of the cut plate, card-board, or veneer—be at once affixed by solder to the mould or dandy-roller; 1852, Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences:
   • The dandy-roller here takes the place of thhe length and breadth of the wire forming a hand-mould, the chief difference eing that the length is "endless." 1916, Frederick John Melville, Postage Stamps in the Making, page 6:
   • In the early 19th century the dandy-roller was invented to impart watermarks on machine-made paper. 1952, Paper Maker and British Paper Trade Journal:

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