Cyclostyle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cyclostyle \Cy"clo*style\ (s?"kl?-st?l), n. [Cyclo + style.]
     A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or
     drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying
     a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the
     paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are
     transferred with an inked roller.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cyclostyle
       n : a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts
           small holes in a stencil
       v : print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts
           small holes in a stencil