fluffing
1. The process of reducing the substance and
smoothing the flesh side of a skin or hide during
leather manufacture. See also: BUFFING (2) ;SNUFFING . 2. The
removal of the free or loosely bonded fibers,
loading material or dust from the surface of paper
during impression. Fluff is a particular defect
encountered in lithographic printing, and results
in the printed matter showing white or gray images
in paper fibers, or other material, removed from
the surface of the paper. (93 , 306 )
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