smoke proof

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounsmoke proof (plural smoke proofs)

plural smoke proofs

  1. historicalmediaA 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

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APA

smoke proof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20proof

MLA

“smoke proof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20proof. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoke proof,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoke%20proof.

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