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platens
We have found lemma(root) word of platens : platen.
Definitions
[ˈplatn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the plate in a small letterpress printing press which presses the paper against the type
- the cylindrical roller in a typewriter against which the paper is held
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting a plate for the bread in the Eucharist): from French platine ‘flat piece’ from plat ‘flat’. platen dates from the late 16th century, and platen from the late 19th century
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