art paper
high-quality coated paper with either a matte or glossy finish, used especially in the printing of picture books, brochures, calendars, and other illustrated materials: The Matisse exhibit pamphlets are printed on a glossy art paper.
construction paper, or any similar heavy paper used for art or craft projects: We’re going to need more green and brown art paper for the trees.
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How to use art paper in a sentence
It is an excellent light source, capable of shining through most standard art papers and fabrics.
She wrote on that new art paper with the gnawed looking edges and stiff as a newly laundered cuff.
Half Portions | Edna FerberAn art paper coated on both sides is manufactured by passing the paper through the coating machine twice.
The Manufacture of Paper | Robert Walter SindallThere are one or two empirical methods for testing the condition of coating on an art paper.
The Manufacture of Paper | Robert Walter SindallIn the case of imitation art paper, which contains 25 to 30 per cent.
The Manufacture of Paper | Robert Walter Sindall
The best results are undoubtedly produced when they are printed on art paper.
Illumination and its Development in the Present Day | Sidney Farnsworth
British Dictionary definitions for art paper
a high-quality type of paper having a smooth coating of china clay or similar substance on it
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