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India paper
noun
- a fine, thin, opaque paper made in Asia, used chiefly in the production of thin-paper editions and for impressions of engravings.
India paper
noun
- a thin soft opaque printing paper made in the Orient
- another name (not in technical usage) for Bible paper
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Word History and Origins
Origin of India paper1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
And he brought out the tightly folded sheet of India paper just as the two halves of the acorn fell apart in her hands, showing it to be empty.
From Literature
The report she wrote took up four sheets of the special India paper she used, even cramming her writing as tightly as she could and using a super-sharp hard pencil.
From Literature
Of this plate it is believed that only a few "proofs upon India paper" were thrown off for presents.
From Project Gutenberg
Printed on India paper and handsomely bound in leather, with round corners and gilt edges, 2s. 6d. net.
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Also on Oxford India paper, 3s. 6d. net.
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