perrotinen.
/ˌpɛrə(ʊ)ˈtiːn/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈtin/ Now historical.
A machine for printing calico in colours by means of wooden blocks.
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1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 216 The Perrotine is a machine for executing block-printing by mechanical power.
1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 211/1 Print on the white and red discharges with the perrotine, or with a two-colour cylinder machine.
1957 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 2/2 For certain classes of work the perrotine possesses great advantages over the block... However, the perrotine can only be used for patterns containing not more than three colours and not exceeding 5in. in vertical repeat.
1993 J. Harris 5000 Years of Textiles i. vi. 38 The Perrotine, a block-printing machine patented by M. Perrot of Rouen in 1834..effectively mechanised block printing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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