library paste

noun

1. a white, smooth paste for paper and lightweight cardboard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of library paste¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

They carefully devised vitamin-free, protein-free, mineral-free diets that tasted like library paste and smelled worse.

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Colored tissue papers, scissors and library paste are always in demand.

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“Library paste—always on Tuesday,” Sim finished, giving the college slang name to cornstarch pudding of a pale yellow hue.

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As Sim had foretold, at the close of the meal large bowls of “library paste” made their appearance.

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One face of it should then be covered with a coating of library paste, the pattern laid upon it, and rubbed down smooth.

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