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Against the grain

A right angle to which the fibre direction of a piece of paper lies. Folding with, not against, the grain is recommended.

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against the grain
Language; Idioms

If doing something goes against the grain, you're unwilling to do it because it contradicts what you believe in, but you have no real choice.

against the grain
Printing & publishing; Paper

A right angle to which the fiber direction of a piece of paper lies. Folding with, not against, the grain is recommended.

against the grain
Printing & publishing; Printing equipment

At right angles to direction of paper grain.

against the grain
Packaging; General packaging

At right angles to direction of paper grain.

against the grain
Paper products; Writing paper

Folding or feeding paper at right angles to the grain direction of the paper.

driers
Printing & publishing; Paper

Wet paper passes through these large cylindrical steam heated rolls that dry paper webs. The dry-end of the paper machine.

roll
Printing & publishing; Paper

Web of paper. Paper wound around a core or shaft to form a continuous roll or web of paper.

gluing off
Printing & publishing; Paper

The process of applying glue to the spine of a book to be casebound, after sewing and smashing, and before trimming.

jog
Printing & publishing; Paper

To align sheets of paper into a compact pile.

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The number of flexes a book page can withstand before loosening from the binding.

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Wires in a spiral form inserted through specially punched holes along the binding edge.

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