tympan ( synonym found)

Definition of tympan:

(n) : a piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed; the stretched membrane of a drum; a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end

Definition of tympan:

(n) : a piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed; the stretched membrane of a drum; a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end

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