clamming-machinen. a press in which a design in intaglio is transferred in relievo from one roller to another for engraving the copper cylinder used in calico-printing.
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1860 R. HuntUre's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) I. 505 In the clamming machine the die revolving in contact with the mill repeats its surface so many times on the surface of the mill.