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

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Example Sentences

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tracing paper

She makes these drawings using graphite, paint and colored pencils to draw on various layers of softly folded, semi-translucent tracing paper.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023

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

Instead, the production design team built model renderings out of tracing paper and laser cut 300 pieces of paneling in slightly different shapes to resemble stalagmites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

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 didn’t understand—I was holding the tracing paper steady.

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

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