flong

[ flong, flawng ]

noun

, Printing.

1. the material of which a stereotype mold is made.

flong

/ flɒŋ /

noun

1. printing a material, usually pulped paper or cardboard, used for making moulds in stereotyping
2. slang.
   journalism material that is not urgently topical

Word History and Origins

Origin of flong¹

1875–80; alteration of French flan flan

Word History and Origins

Origin of flong¹

C20: variant of flan

Example Sentences

Victoria Eng said of her grandmother, who she identified as Chui Flong Eng, 85, on a crowdfunding page.

From Fox News

The modern wet stereotype “flong,” in common use today, consists of several layers of special paper pasted together to form a thick sheet.

From Project Gutenberg

In newspaper syndicate plants, the “flong” is made automatically by a specially devised machine into which the various kinds of paper used are fed from rolls, the pasting and cutting into sheets being mechanical.

From Project Gutenberg

In molding a papier-mache matrix, the moist “flong” is laid on the original molding form to be duplicated, the molding form being in place on the table of the molding press.

From Project Gutenberg

The “flong” is covered with several blankets of thick felt and the table of the molding press is then automatically moved in under a powerful roller which squeezes the moist flong down into the form.

From Project Gutenberg