TYMPANS

Noun

tympans

plural of tympan

Source: Wiktionary


TYMPAN

Tym"pan, n. Etym: [F., fr. tympanum a kettledrum, a panel of a door. See Tympanum, and cf. Tymp.]

1. A drum. [Obs.]

2. (Arch.)

Definition: A panel; a tympanum.

3. (Print.)

Definition: A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form to be impressed. Tympan sheet (Print.), a sheet of paper of the same size as that to be printed, pasted on the tympan, and serving as a guide in laying the sheets evenly for printing. W. Savage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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