דָּפוּס

דָּפוּסm. (interch. with טָפוּס; רפף, cmp. form דָּלוּס) (joined boards forming a frame, v. דַּף pl., frame, mould for cakes Men.XI, 1 (94a) ד׳ (Mish. טָ׳). Dem. V, 4 מכל ד׳ וד׳ Ar. (ed. טָ׳ Y. טִיפּוּס) from each cake-form. Succ.36b גדלו בד׳ if one trained it (the Ethrog) in a frame.B. Bath.16a (ref to Job 38:25) to each rain drop in the clouds I created ד׳ בפני עצמה a special mould (that no two of them commingle).Sabb.64a ד׳ של דדין a cast of female breasts; a. e.Pl. דְּפוּסִים, דְּפוּסִין. Men.94a. Ib. 97a by קערותיו (Ex. 25:29) אלו הד׳ the cake-moulds are meant; Num. R. s. 13 (ed. Amst. p. 254a>) דפוסיו׳ (some ed.) read דְּפוּסָיו. v. טָפוּס, cmp. טוֹפֵס. (In modern Hebr. ד׳ print, בית הד׳ printing office; מַדְפִיס printer, נִדְפַס printed.