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smoke proofs

smoke proofs is the plural of smoke proof.

Meaning of smoke proof

Noun

smoke proof (plural smoke proofs)

  1. (historical) A temporary print made from a thin coating of carbon deposited on the punch surface by a candle flame, used in evaluating the progress of the design of the punch.
    • Progress was observed from time to time by holding the end of the punch in the sooty flame of a candle or lamp and by pressing it on slightly damp paper to make a smoke proof.2009, James Mosley, edited by Michael F Suarez and Michael L Turner, The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain, vol. V, Cambridge, published 2014, page 171

Questions about smoke proofs

What is smoke proofs the plural of?
Smoke proofs is the plural of smoke proof.

Words near smoke proofs in the dictionary

  1. smoke point
  2. smoke points
  3. smoke pole
  4. smoke poles
  5. smoke proof
  6. smoke proofs
  7. smoke ring
  8. smoke rings
  9. Smoke Rise
  10. smoke room
  11. smoke rooms

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