tracing paper

American  

noun

1. a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.

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tracing paper British  

noun

1. strong transparent paper used for tracing

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Etymology

Origin of tracing paper

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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tracing paper

“We used tracing paper and pieced it together,” Hannah says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

Once her design was approved, the Tiffany girls got to work: One drew a cartoon of the design to scale on tracing paper and placed it under glass over a light box.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

Gently tape down the paper and slide a sheet of tracing paper between the design and the board.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2022

Then, I print that out, and I use a Micron pen and tracing paper, and I draw in my own hand all of the little happy faces and squirrels and skulls.

From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2018

I held my tracing paper down and tried to trace the line of lower Manhattan.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini