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sheet-fed

[ sheet-fed ]
/ ˈʃitˌfɛd /
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adjective
(of a printing press) fed by and designed to print individual flat sheets of paper.
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Origin of sheet-fed

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby sheet-fed

sheet anchor, sheet bend, sheetcase, sheet down, sheet erosion, sheet-fed, sheet feeder, sheet film, sheet glass, sheet ice, sheeting
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British Dictionary definitions for sheet-fed

sheet-fed
adjective
printing involving or printing on separate sheets of paperCompare reel-fed
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