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Supercalender

Printing & publishing; Paper

Off machine calender rolls that heat and iron paper to provide a high gloss finish.

Sheetwise

Printing & publishing; Paper

To print one side of a sheet of paper with one plate, then turn the sheet over and print the other side with another plate using same gripper and opposite side guide.

Intaglio

Printing & publishing; Paper

Type or design etched into a metal plate as opposed to raised letters as in letterpress.

Margins

Printing & publishing; Paper

The unprinted area around the edges of a page. The margins as designated in book specifications refer to the remaining margins after the book has been trimmed.

Gild

Printing & publishing; Paper

To cover the trimmed edges of a book with gold or other metallic leaf.

Felt side

Printing & publishing; Paper

Top side of the paper, opposite from the wire side or underneath. The "right side of the paper".

Whitewater

Printing & publishing; Paper

Water that has been used in the papermaking process that is milky in color.

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