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butcher paper

American  

noun

  1. heavy, moisture-resistant paper, as used for wrapping meat.


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Kwee told me I must, if nothing else, procure a roll of butcher paper.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

In Federal Way, McCann reports, the district suggested teachers put butcher paper on the windows.

From Seattle Times Jul. 31, 2023

Over on a side wall, the photograph’s black-and-white pictorial motif repeats again in three large-scale oil paintings on butcher paper, surely elaborated from old photographs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2023

John Gardner used to put butcher paper on the walls and map out his novels.

From Washington Post Aug. 30, 2021

Lelia decorates the studio with colored butcher paper and animal posters and cutouts her students make.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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