Etymology

platen

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Today it means: The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. Full definition →

French platine
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  1. French · derived fromplatine
  2. English todayplaten

From French platine, from plat (“flat”). See plate, and compare platin.

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