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gunpaper

[ guhn-pey-per ]
/ ˈgʌnˌpeɪ pər /

noun Military.

a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton.

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Origin of gunpaper

First recorded in 1850–55; gun1 + paper

Words nearby gunpaper

gunning, Gunn's dot, Gunn's sign, gunny, gunnysack, gunpaper, gunplay, gunpoint, gunport, gunpowder, Gunpowder Plot
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British Dictionary definitions for gunpaper

gunpaper
/ (ˈɡʌnˌpeɪpə) /

noun

a cellulose nitrate explosive made by treating paper with nitric acid
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