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noun

a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.

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Origin of library paste

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby library paste

library binding, library card, library edition, Library of Congress, Library of Congress classification, library paste, library science, library steps, library table, librate, libration

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How to use library paste in a sentence

They carefully devised vitamin-free, protein-free, mineral-free diets that tasted like library paste and smelled worse.
The Coffin Cure|Alan Edward Nourse
Colored tissue papers, scissors and library paste are always in demand.
A Catalogue of Play Equipment|Jean Lee Hunt
“Library paste—always on Tuesday,” Sim finished, giving the college slang name to cornstarch pudding of a pale yellow hue.
The Orchard Secret|Cleo Garis
As Sim had foretold, at the close of the meal large bowls of “library paste” made their appearance.
The Orchard Secret|Cleo Garis

One face of it should then be covered with a coating of library paste, the pattern laid upon it, and rubbed down smooth.
The Library of Work and Play: Home Decoration|Charles Franklin Warner