India paper

noun

a fine, thin, opaque paper made in Asia, used chiefly in the production of thin-paper editions and for impressions of engravings.
Bible paper.

India paper

noun

a thin soft opaque printing paper made in the Orient
another name (not in technical usage) for Bible paper

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Word History and Origins

Origin of India paper¹

First recorded in 1760–70

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Example Sentences

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And he brought out the tightly folded sheet of India paper just as the two halves of the acorn fell apart in her hands, showing it to be empty.

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The report she wrote took up four sheets of the special India paper she used, even cramming her writing as tightly as she could and using a super-sharp hard pencil.

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Of this plate it is believed that only a few "proofs upon India paper" were thrown off for presents.

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Printed on India paper and handsomely bound in leather, with round corners and gilt edges, 2s. 6d. net.

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Also on Oxford India paper, 3s. 6d. net.

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India pale ale India print

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