ˈdandy-ˌroller Paper-making.
Also dandy-roll.
A perforated roller for solidifying the partly-formed web of paper, and for impressing the water mark.
(Patented by John Wilks in 1830, No. 5934, but the word does not occur in his specification.)
| 1839 Specif. Joynson's Patent No. 7977. 2 [The] said roller is commonly known by the name of a dandy roller, a dancer, or a top roller. 1875 Ure Dict. Arts III. 491 The pulp..receiving any desired marks by means of the dandy-roller. 1879 Print. Trades Jrnl. xxvi. 9 Dandy-roll..for producing water-marks on writing papers. |