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

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

Bewick's early work was printed on laid paper.

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.

Post 8vo, printed on laid paper and half-bound, 2s.

From The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Besant, Walter, Sir