dandy roll

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noun Papermaking.

a light, open cylinder of wire gauze in a papermaking machine, for smoothing wet pulp and for impressing a watermark.

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Also called dandy roller.

Origin of dandy roll

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby dandy roll

dandruff, D&S, dandy, dandy brush, dandy fever, dandy roll, Dane, Danegeld, Danelaw, danewort, dang

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How to use dandy roll in a sentence

As the paper comes from the wires it passes under the dandy roll.
Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries|John Cotton Dana
The suction boxes accelerate the expulsion of water, and the dandy roll closes the fibers together as the film passes beneath it.
From Paper-mill to Pressroom|William Bond Wheelwright
C—The water-mark in paper is effected by raised lines on the dandy roll.
From Paper-mill to Pressroom|William Bond Wheelwright
As the pulp moves along with the gauze band it passes under a roller called the "dandy roll."
What Philately Teaches|John N. Luff

The continually moving pulp layer assumes greater consistency the nearer it approaches to the dandy roll.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, Sep. 26, 1891|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dandy roll

dandy roll

dandy roller

noun

a light roller used in the manufacture of certain papers to produce watermarks

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