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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

There was this time in high school where I had made all these little drawings on tracing paper and sold them at the craft fair for 50 bucks.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 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

“You were trying to trace Manhattan with the tracing paper I bought you?”

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