tympan in English

noun
1
(in letterpress printing) a layer of packing, typically of paper, placed between the platen and the paper to be printed to equalize the pressure over the whole forme.
The pressman pulled on the bar, causing the platen to press the tympan on the inked type and taking the impression.
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