brown paper

British  

noun

1. a coarse unbleached paper used for wrapping

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Example Sentences

She was holding a cup of coffee and a homemade turkey sandwich — white bread, cut on the diagonal, slathered with Kewpie mayo and layered with lettuce — tucked into a brown paper bag.

From Salon

Over the last few years, I’ve found myself smitten with apartment-launched bakeries — Abi Balingat’s Dusky Kitchen, l’appartement 4f—and the tiny touches that make their work feel bespoke: rubber stamps, brown paper, twine, a scribbled logo.

From Salon

Trujillo said he once played office golf — blue cardboard for water hazards; brown paper for sand traps — with actors Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy while the movie “A Mighty Wind” was being edited.

From Los Angeles Times

I grab a handful of brown paper towels and do my best to dry my hair a bit.

From Literature

Shaking out the bedding provided in a brown paper bag, I watched my fellow passengers make up their berths, tucking in starched sheets with the ease of seasoned travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal