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to cyclostyle

to cyclostyle

9.9
To copy pages using a stencil made with small holes
  • verb
  • /ˈsaɪkləˌstaɪl/
  • Archaic
: ciclostilar
  • The secretary cyclostyled the agenda for the upcoming meeting and distributed copies to everyone.

Examples

  • He spent the afternoon cyclostyling newsletters for the local club.

  • We need to cyclostyle these documents for the meeting.

  • All the pamphlets were cyclostyled in the office before the advent of modern copiers.

  • The teacher cyclostyled the handouts for her students.

  • The secretary cyclostyled the agenda for the upcoming meeting and distributed copies to everyone.

  • He spent the afternoon cyclostyling newsletters for the local club.

  • All the pamphlets were cyclostyled in the office before the advent of modern copiers.

Synonyms

to stencil
vsto cyclostyle
9 4.8

To make a pattern on a surface by applying paint through a thin sheet with holes

use a toothed wheel machine to reproduce text via cut templates

Surface Forms

cyclostyle infinitive
cyclostyled past
cyclostyled past participle
cyclostyling present participle
cyclostyles third person singular

Etymology

To cyclostyle comes from the same roots cyclo- 'circle' and -style from stylus 'point', because the machine uses a small round wheel and point to cut a stencil; so to cyclostyle something is to copy it by making a stencil and printing from it.