What is a piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place called?
overlay — (Printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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