wire-wove

[ wahyuhr-wohv ]

adjective

1. made of woven wire.
2. noting fine, glazed paper used especially as letter paper.

wire-wove

adjective

1. of, relating to, or comprising a high-grade glazed paper, usually for writing
2. woven of wire

Word History and Origins

Origin of wire-wove¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; wire + wove, past participle of weave

Example Sentences

It is an iridium-pointed, hot-pressed, wire-wove, jewelled-in-every-hole sort of steal, I know, but it is a steal all the same, isn't it?

From Project Gutenberg

In both of the wove papers are found the differences due to the process of manufacture, the even texture of the plain wove variety and the mottled texture of the so-called "wire-wove" variety.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Mowbray drew towards her materials for writing,—opened the portfolio, which between its leaves of blotting-paper contained sundry sheets of wire-wove, black-edged post,—placed one of them before her,—took a pen and curiously examined its tip—dipped it delicately in the ink, and finally turned to Mr. Cartwright, saying, "How very grateful I should be if you would have the great kindness to write it for me!"

From Project Gutenberg

There is "The Pleasures of Memory"—an elegant, graceful, beautiful, pensive, and pathetic poem, which it does one's eyes good to gaze on—one's ears good to listen to—one's very fingers good to touch, so smooth is the versification and the wire-wove paper.

From Project Gutenberg

It was in this way that Homer, the great old ballad-maker of Greece, wrote—or rather chanted, for in his day pens were scarce, wire-wove unknown, and the pride of Moseley undeveloped.

From Project Gutenberg