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

According to an affidavit, the receipt is handwritten, in Spanish, in iron gall ink on rag paper and measures about 8.5 by six inches.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

Because space is tight, she’s had to leave her usual rag paper — measuring nearly 2 by 3 feet — at home.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2020

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

From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2019

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

The inventions of the mariner's compass, of gunpowder, and of rag paper were all, indeed, of extreme importance; but no part of the credit of them belongs to the monks.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky