papermaking

American  

[pay-per-mayk-ing] / ˈpeɪ pərˌmeɪk ɪŋ /

noun

1. the craft, industry, or process of creating paper.

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adjective

1. relating to or used in the craft, industry, or process of creating paper.

Example Sentences

While on shift at the papermaking company, they would respond to neighbouring Overton Fire Station for call-outs.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

French for “chewed paper,” papier-mâché has gone by many names in many cultures dating back to the advent of papermaking in China in A.D.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024

"How do you make the polymer substitute film in a continuous process that is rapid enough to make it in large enough amounts -- like papermaking?"

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

In Skowhegan, Maine, the papermaking giant Sappi is converting a paper machine to produce bleached sulfate board—a kind of environmentally sustainable packaging that’s frequently used for coffee cups and cosmetics products.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 2023

They represent one esthetic advance in papermaking since the earliest days in that they are not all dead white.

From The Booklover and His Books by Koopman, Harry Lyman