"ink-block" meaning in All languages combined

See ink-block on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ink-blocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ink-block (plural ink-blocks)
  1. (printing) A block or table onto which the ink is spread, which is then transferred by the rollers or inkballs.
    Sense id: en-ink-block-en-noun-Qp94dp82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Printing Topics: media, printing, publishing

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
          "ink",
          "ink"
        ],
        [
          "spread",
          "spread"
        ],
        [
          "transfer",
          "transfer"
        ],
        [
          "roller",
          "roller"
        ],
        [
          "inkball",
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        "(printing) A block or table onto which the ink is spread, which is then transferred by the rollers or inkballs."
      ],
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        "printing",
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          "transfer",
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        ],
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          "roller",
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        "(printing) A block or table onto which the ink is spread, which is then transferred by the rollers or inkballs."
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