rag paper

American  

noun

1. a high-quality paper made from cotton or linen pulp.

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Etymology

Origin of rag paper

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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rag paper

He spreads his brush over the cotton rag paper in front of him and squints in the sun.

From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2019

Eighteenth-century newspapers were printed on quality rag paper, and these copies are nearly as nice as the day our founding parents read them.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2018

Striking a lighter note is a 1999 silk-screen, “Play,” in which the merrily elongated figures of four kids fly across the rag paper.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2017

This rag paper was expensive to produce, so it was primarily reserved for permanent writing and sewn into bound volumes.

From Slate ● May 22, 2012

Many other valuable works are obtainable which treat of rag paper manufacture and the stories they tell are instructive as well as interesting.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by Carvalho, David Nunes