tracing paper

noun

1. a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.

tracing paper

noun

1. strong transparent paper used for tracing

Word History and Origins

Origin of tracing paper¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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

She makes these drawings using graphite, paint and colored pencils to draw on various layers of softly folded, semi-translucent tracing paper.

From Seattle Times

Once her design was approved, the Tiffany girls got to work: One drew a cartoon of the design to scale on tracing paper and placed it under glass over a light box.

From New York Times

When his dealer held up a piece of the gridded, pencil-marked tracing paper that Mr. Wesley used throughout his career to translate newspaper and magazine imagery onto canvas with hallucinatory alterations, his eyes twinkled mischievously.

From New York Times

Gently tape down the paper and slide a sheet of tracing paper between the design and the board.

From Seattle Times