dandy roll
noun Papermaking.
a light, open cylinder of wire gauze in a papermaking machine, for smoothing wet pulp and for impressing a watermark.
Also called
dandy roller.
Origin of dandy roll
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby dandy roll
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dandy brush,
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British Dictionary definitions for dandy roll
dandy roll
dandy roller
noun
a light roller used in the manufacture of certain papers to produce watermarks