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linen paper

noun

  1. paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.


linen paper

noun

  1. paper made from flax fibres or having a similar texture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of linen paper1

First recorded in 1720–30
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Example Sentences

Sheetz used Photoshop to reproduce historic philatelic images on sheets of linen paper, then cut out the facsimile stamps with a perforated blade that created the right ragged edges.

As guests arrive, we say hello and hand out the programs that are printed on ivory linen paper.

Our “little baby boy,” he sings, was “like a black exclamation point on white linen paper.”

The Darlington County Historical Commission also houses original documents penned on linen paper and pig’s hide from the court of King George II, bestowing authority to the state’s provincial governor to run the Welsh tract.

The card is thick creamy linen paper with raised gold lettering, with so many swirls and flourishes it’s hard to read. inia.

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