India paper
Americannoun
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a fine, thin, opaque paper made in Asia, used chiefly in the production of thin-paper editions and for impressions of engravings.
noun
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a thin soft opaque printing paper made in the Orient
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another name (not in technical usage) for Bible paper
Etymology
Origin of India paper
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Templetown’s role as a designer consisted of drawing her touching scenes in pencil or cutting them out of India paper.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2011
The Black Bird, explained visiting Editor Nitti, is printed at Paris in editions of 12,000 on thinnest India paper.
From Time Magazine Archive
The report she wrote took up four sheets of the special India paper she used, even cramming her writing as tightly as she could and using a super-sharp hard pencil.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
And he brought out the tightly folded sheet of India paper just as the two halves of the acorn fell apart in her hands, showing it to be empty.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
Inserted are a portrait of Campbell by Holl and an illustration to the "Pleasures of Hope" by Westall, proof on India paper.
From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various
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