creamlaid

British

/ ˈkriːmˌleɪd /

adjective

(of laid paper) cream-coloured and of a ribbed appearance

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It was from a countess, and was written on pink paper, beautifully creamlaid and scented, ornamented with a coronet and certain singularly-entwined initials.

From The Small House at Allington by Trollope, Anthony

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