copy paper

noun

1. paper specially prepared for the writing of advertising copy, newspaper copy, etc., usually having guidelines to indicate margins and the number of spaces per line.

Word History and Origins

Origin of copy paper¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

They could be found in other common products including carbon copy paper, caulking and paint.

From BBC

PCBs are chemicals once widely used to insulate electrical equipment and in other common products like carbon copy paper, caulking, floor finish and paint.

From Reuters

The Xerox print production came to a commemorative end with “Upon the Completion of a Love Affair With a Machine,” an unassuming assemblage composed of a pastoral jigsaw puzzle piece showing grazing cows that is attached to an empty tattered box for copy paper.

From Los Angeles Times

His mother worked in real estate on Valley Boulevard at an escrow company, where he spent evenings at the office with her, drawing on blank pieces of copy paper.

From Los Angeles Times

The chemicals were once used widely to insulate electrical equipment, and in carbonless copy paper, caulking, floor finish and paint.

From Reuters