cyclostyle

¹ American  

[sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh-] / ˈsaɪ kləˌstaɪl, ˈsɪk lə- /

noun

1. a manifolding device consisting of a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel at the end that cuts minute holes in a specially prepared paper stretched over a smooth surface: used to produce a stencil from which copies are printed.

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cyclostyle ² American  

[sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh-] / ˈsaɪ kləˌstaɪl, ˈsɪk lə- /

noun

Architecture.

1. a circular colonnade or columned building open at the center.

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cyclostyle British  

/ ˈsaɪkləˌstaɪl /

noun

1. a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel, used for cutting minute holes in a specially prepared stencil. Copies of the design so formed can be printed on a duplicator by forcing ink through the holes

2. an office duplicator using a stencil prepared in this way

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verb

1. (tr) to print on a duplicator using such a stencil

Other Word Forms

• cyclostylar adjective
• cyclostyled adjective

Etymology

Origin of cyclostyle¹

1880–85; formerly trademark; cf. cyclo-, stylus

Origin of cyclostyle²

cyclo- + -style ²

Example Sentences

I am black but comely at this moment: because the cyclostyle has blacked me.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie