laid paper

American  

noun

1. paper with fine parallel and cross lines produced in manufacturing.

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laid paper British  

noun

1. paper with a regular mesh impressed upon it by the dandy roller on a paper-making machine Compare wove paper

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Etymology

Origin of laid paper

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

One was laid paper, formed by being stretched across wires that left visible lines spaced about an inch apart.

From Time Magazine Archive

They laid paper over her face, and cut a hole in the paper to expose only her teeth, just as the Philadelphia coroner had done for her father.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

He is not certain yet about this, as the great majority of the stock consisted of the laid paper envelopes, and therefore the use of the wove may have been unintentional or temporary.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong

Large 12mo, on superfine laid paper, with Illustrations, elegantly printed and bound in extra cloth, gilt top.

From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

I have never heard of the 6d. perforated, on laid paper.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong