contact paper
Americannoun
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Photography. sensitized paper on which a contact print is made.
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an adhesive-backed paper or paperlike product, used to line shelves, decorate surfaces, etc.
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Levy’s secret is contact paper that mimics marble, which she used to cover the original dark green linoleum.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Temporary wallpaper, not the kind applied with paste, offers the ease and flexibility of old-fashioned contact paper, with the look, feel and design of traditional wallpaper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2018
That sheet was then placed on a mirror or plate of glass; on top went a sheet of special contact paper, and then a further sheet of normal paper.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2017
Previous owners of our home applied contact paper on the bathroom windows for privacy.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2016
I look at a blue glitter dot that got stuck under the contact paper.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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