cyclostyle

UK: /ˈsaɪkləˌstaɪl/ US: (sī′klə stīl′, sik′lə-)

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cy•clo•style¹  (sī′klə stīl′, sik′lə-), n. 

1. Printing 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.

• 1880–85; formerly trademark; compare cyclo-, stylus

cy•clo•style²  (sī′klə stīl′, sik′lə-), n. [Archit.]

1. Architecture a circular colonnade or columned building open at the center.

• cyclo- + -style²

cy′clo•sty′lar, adj. 

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cyclostyle / ˈsaɪkləˌstaɪl/ noun

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

verb

1. (transitive) to print on a duplicator using such a stencil

ˈcycloˌstyled adjective