flong

[ flong, flawng ]
/ flɒŋ, flɔŋ /

noun Printing.

the material of which a stereotype mold is made.

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Origin of flong

1875–80; alteration of French flan flan

Words nearby flong

flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flokati, flong, flood, flood basalt, flood control, flood insurance, flood lamp
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British Dictionary definitions for flong

flong
/ (flɒŋ) /

noun

printing a material, usually pulped paper or cardboard, used for making moulds in stereotyping
journalism slang material that is not urgently topical

Word Origin for flong

C20: variant of flan
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