dandy roller — noun see dandy roll * * * dandy roll or dandy roller, a roller used in papermaking for solidifying the web of paper and for putting on the watermark. ╂[origin uncertain] … Useful english dictionary
dandy-roller — … Useful english dictionary
Dandy — Dan dy (d[a^]n d[y^]), n.; pl. {Dandies} (d[a^]n d[i^]z). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.] 1. One who affects special finery or gives… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dandy brush — Dandy Dan dy (d[a^]n d[y^]), n.; pl. {Dandies} (d[a^]n d[i^]z). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.] 1. One who affects special finery or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dandy fever — Dandy Dan dy (d[a^]n d[y^]), n.; pl. {Dandies} (d[a^]n d[i^]z). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.] 1. One who affects special finery or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dandy line — Dandy Dan dy (d[a^]n d[y^]), n.; pl. {Dandies} (d[a^]n d[i^]z). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E. dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.] 1. One who affects special finery or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dandy — n. 1. Beau, fox, coxcomb, exquisite, popinjay, macaroni, jackanapes, jack a dandy, man of dress, man milliner, vain fellow, cicisbeo. 2. Sloop rigged vessel. 3. Boatman, waterman (on the Ganges). 4. Dandy roller (in paper machine) … New dictionary of synonyms
dandy roll — noun also dandy roller Etymology: dandy (III) : a light wire covered roll that rides on the wet web of paper on a fourdrinier machine to compact the sheet and sometimes impress a watermark … Useful english dictionary
dandy roll — 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. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium
dandy roll — /ˈdændi roʊl/ (say dandee rohl) noun Printing a wire mesh cylinder in a paper making machine which implants a permanent pattern in the paper. Also, dandy roller …
