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cyclostyle

[sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh-]

cy·clo·style

1[sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh-]
noun
a manifolding device consisting of a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel at the end that cuts minute holes in a specially prepared paper stretched over a smooth surface: used to produce a stencil from which copies are printed.

Origin:
1880–85; formerly trademark; compare cyclo-, stylus

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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cy·clo·style

2[sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh-]
noun Architecture.
a circular colonnade or columned building open at the center.

Origin:
cyclo- + -style2

cy·clo·sty·lar, adjective
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cyclostyle (ˈsaɪkləˌstaɪl)
 
n
1.  a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel, used for cutting minute holes in a specially prepared stencil. Copies of the design so formed can be printed on a duplicator by forcing ink through the holes
2.  an office duplicator using a stencil prepared in this way
 
vb
3.  (tr) to print on a duplicator using such a stencil
 
'cyclostyled
 
adj

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