building paper

noun

heavy paper used especially in the construction of frame buildings to block drafts, for insulation, etc.

Words nearby building paper

builder's knot, buildering, building, building block, building line, building paper, building permit, building society, building trades, buildup, built

Origin of building paper

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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Examples from the Web for building paper

The stumps are thick in the fields; many of the houses have the building-paper fluttering in the wind; the streets are of sawdust.
The Minute Man of the Frontier|W. G. Puddefoot
The single-board wall may be greatly improved by lining with building-paper.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
A shingle roof can be made much warmer by using tightly laid sheathing covered with building-paper.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
A single thickness of building-paper poorly supplemented the inch boards.
Adventures in Alaska|Samuel Hall Young

It should be covered with building-paper before the finished floor is laid.
Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for building paper

building paper

noun

any of various types of heavy-duty paper that usually consist of bitumen reinforced with fibre sandwiched between two sheets of kraft paper: used in damp-proofing or as insulation between the soil and a road surface

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