papermaker
Americannoun
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America was once the papermaker to the world, but was eclipsed by China two decades ago.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2019
A close analysis of “The head of an old bearded man in profile,” a drawing from 1519, shows that the paper contains straw and fragments of rope that the papermaker used to repair the sheet.
From Fox News ● Jan. 29, 2019
The deal turned Crane from a family papermaker into a global printing press.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2013
Randy Brozen, a papermaker, will lead the workshop, showing young artists how to use paper pulp as the foundation for a landscape, adding sticks, leaves and found paper to fill out the scene.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2012
The papermaker comes in for a large share of blame, but the remedy lies only in the hands of the consumer, who must insist on receiving good and durable paper.
From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman
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