Tym"pan (?), n. [F., fr. tympanum a
kettledrum, a panel of a door. See Tympanum, and cf. Tymp.]
1. A drum. [Obs.]
2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum.
3. (Print.) 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.
Tym"pan (?), n. [F., fr. tympanum a
kettledrum, a panel of a door. See Tympanum, and cf. Tymp.]
1. A drum. [Obs.]
2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum.
3. (Print.) 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.
