laid paper

American  

noun

1. paper with fine parallel and cross lines produced in manufacturing.

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laid paper British  

noun

1. paper with a regular mesh impressed upon it by the dandy roller on a paper-making machine Compare wove paper

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Etymology

Origin of laid paper

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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laid paper

One was laid paper, formed by being stretched across wires that left visible lines spaced about an inch apart.

From Time Magazine Archive

They laid paper over her face, and cut a hole in the paper to expose only her teeth, just as the Philadelphia coroner had done for her father.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

But while the book attracted considerable attention it did not immediately divert the demand for laid paper, since it was looked on more as an oddity than as a serious achievement.

From Why Bewick Succeeded A Note in the History of Wood Engraving by Kainen, Jacob

A new edition of Bunyan's immortal allegory, printed from new plates on fine laid paper, with illustrations by H. M. Brock.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

A second variety is known, however, on white laid paper, which was probably issued subsequently to the blue variety, but at what date is not known.

From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong