noun
- Plural of flong; papier-mâché or similar molds used in printing to make stereotype plates from type.
Usage: printing; technical; chiefly historical
Examples
- The printer prepared flongs from the composed type to create multiple stereotype plates.
- Flongs were essential in newspaper production before modern printing technology.
- The stereotyper carefully pressed the flong against the hot metal to form the printing plate.
- Damaged flongs had to be remade to ensure quality impressions.