shut
1. An expression used by the vatman when the
liquid pulp in the mold is formed into a uniform
sheet of handmade paper. "Shut" also takes place
on the papermaking machine. assisted by the action
of the suction boxes and dandy roll. It is the
point at which fiber movement within the web
ceases (197 , 335 )
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