platen

[plat-n]

plat·en

[plat-n]
noun
1.
a flat plate in a printing press for pressing the paper against the inked type or plate to produce an impression.
2.
a rotating cylinder used for the same purpose.
3.
the roller of a typewriter.
4.
(on a planing machine or the like) the bed to which the work is fastened.
5.
(on a testing machine) a plate for applying compression to a sample.

Origin:
1400–50; earlier platyne, late Middle English plateyne chalice cover < Middle French platine. See plate1, -ine1
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Platen is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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platen (ˈplætən)
 
n
1.  a flat plate in a printing press that presses the paper against the type
2.  the roller on a typewriter, against which the keys strike
3.  the worktable of a machine tool, esp one that is slotted to enable T-bolts to be used
 
[C15: from Old French platine, from plat flat; see plate]

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