Jastrow: דָּפוּס

דָּפוּס m. (interch. with טָפוּס; דפף, cmp. form דָּלוּס) [joined boards forming a frame, v. דַּף pl.,] frame, mould for cakes &c. 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 XXXVIII, 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. XXV, 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.]