Keg
A small
cask, usually of about 40 litres (10 gallons) or less capacity.
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Key colour
Black,
the fourth ‘colour’(K) customarily used in process printing.
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Keyline
Detailed
layout drawing of the shape, dimensions, borders, creases and overlaps of the
surface to be printed, thus giving the designer the constraints within which
the design must be fitted. Also known as a ‘mechanical’ layout.
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Key-opening can
A can
designed to be opened by winding the lid off around a key, e.g. a sardine
can.
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Kiln-dried timber
Timber
from which the moisture content has been reduced to 12%-18% by weight, used
for crates or boxes.
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Knocked-down (KD)
Description
applied to cartons and boxes which can be collapsed, stored and shipped in a
flattened state.
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Knot
Round,
hard defect in timber; a cross section of a branch imbedded in wood.
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Kraft
Paper and
paperboard made from virgin wood pulp treated by the sulphate process. The
natural colour is brown.
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Kraft liner
See: Linerboard.
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