Example Sentences

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If they are spread out and left exposed to the air they will soon dry, but in drying will cockle, and cannot then be easily pressed flat.

From Wood-Block Printing A Description of the Craft of Woodcutting and Colour Printing Based on the Japanese Practice by Fletcher, F. Morley (Frank Morley)

The vellum must remain under pressure until it is quite dry, or it will cockle up worse than ever when exposed to the air.

From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel