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

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

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

Thus Beerbohm’s learned book on Eggs On a laid paper he should print, But Motley’s “Dutch Republic” begs Rice paper should its matter hint.

From In the Track of the Bookworm by Browne, Irving

Choice Works, printed on laid paper, bound half-Roxburghe, 2s. 6d. each.

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