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dossil
[ dos-uhl ]
noun
, Engraving.
- a cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing.
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The foil is applied by means of a dossil of cotton wool, and when the mordant has become hard, the foil is polished with the same.
From Project Gutenberg
When the size has become perfectly hard, the superfluous gold leaf is brushed off with a dossil of cotton wool or fine linen.
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