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blotting paper

noun

  1. a soft, absorbent, unsized paper, used especially to dry the ink on a piece of writing.


blotting paper

noun

  1. a soft absorbent unsized paper, used esp for soaking up surplus ink
“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 blotting paper1

First recorded in 1510–20
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Example Sentences

No longer is a shiny face a crisis, calling for blotting paper; now, it broadcasts health, inner radiance and even authenticity.

His grandmother ritualistically prepares stationery and blotting paper to write letters to relations from County Kerry to America.

Prices for the collection run across the spectrum, from $10 blotting papers for the skin to upwards of $800 for the outdoor kimono jackets.

I wanted to fill the song with that type of dangerous, masculine energy so that it would act like blotting paper for all the toxic or destructive feelings you can have.

From BBC

Ever the entrepreneur, she sold her engagement ring, car and some furniture to buy 10,000 blotting papers, the first products offered by Tatcha.

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