tracing paper

noun

a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.

Nearby words

trachycarpous, trachyspermous, trachyte, trachytic, tracing, tracing paper, tracing tape, track, track and field, track brake, track down

Origin of tracing paper

First recorded in 1815–25

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Examples from the Web for tracing paper

He found Hewitt standing before the table in the private room, on which lay several drawings on tracing-paper.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894|Various
Tracing-paper, and the facilities it offers to those little gifted with talents for drawing, I have already noticed.
The History, Theory, and Practice of Illuminating|M. Digby Wyatt
He dusted the drawing, tacked on tracing-paper, and began to transfer, whistling softly as he bent above his work.
A Young Man in a Hurry|Robert W. Chambers
When done, remove the tracing-paper and fold it exactly down the vertical line, with the pencil drawing outside.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous

Marbeau opened his shirt, and from a little oilskin bag produced a square of tracing-paper.
The Destroyer|Burton Egbert Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for tracing paper

tracing paper

noun

strong transparent paper used for tracing

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tracing paper

noun

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tracing paper

noun