papermaking
Americannoun
adjective
Vocabulary lists containing papermaking
East Asia - Middle School
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That demand for endearing imperfection is also helping to sustain one of the country's oldest papermaking traditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
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 Harry Lyman Koopman
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