a light roller used in the manufacture of certain papers to produce watermarks
dandy roll in American English
Papermaking
a cylinder covered with wire gauze that puts on the watermark
dandy roll in American English
noun
Papermaking
a light, open cylinder of wire gauze in a papermaking machine, for smoothing wet pulp and for impressing a watermark
Also called: dandy roller
Word origin
[1830–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baby talk, isomerism, orientation, rococo, stroboscope