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artpaper

artpaper noun: heavy-stock paper that is commonly used in books that show reproductions of artwork.

Noun

artpaper (uncountable)

  1. Heavy-stock paper that is commonly used in books that show reproductions of artwork.
    • Further, in the prior artpaper pulp heaters, the circulation or travel of the pulp through the vat or tub not entirely satisfactory.1930, WN Sherwood, Paper-pulp beater (US Patent 1,780,845)
    • Of the stretched films according to this invention, the transparent stretched film is useful as a wrapping film; The translucent stretched film is useful, as tracing paper, a poster for an electric sign, a wrapping film, a film for print lamination, or the like; and the opaque stretched film is...1984, Yozo Ohba, Takashi Toyoda, Masaaki Yamanaka, Fukashi Hashimoto, Tetsuji Kakizaki, Stretched film (U.S. Patent US4483965A)

Examples of artpaper in a sentence

  • (1) large sheets of the selected plastics are mounted on to suitable artboard or substantial artpaper, the top or receiving surface of the latter being glazed and the reverse surface matt.1984, GHW Kenney, Price ticket and like displays (US Patent 4,446,640):
  • Place the cardboard shape created on a piece of artpaper and trace its outline with a pencil.2009, Joash Moo, Frank Lee, Art in Life Lower Secondary, →ISBN, page 45:

Origin of artpaper

From art + paper.

Questions about artpaper

What does artpaper mean?
Artpaper means heavy-stock paper that is commonly used in books that show reproductions of artwork.
How do you use artpaper in a sentence?
(1) large sheets of the selected plastics are mounted on to suitable artboard or substantial artpaper, the top or receiving surface of the latter being glazed and the reverse surface matt.
What part of speech is artpaper?
Artpaper is a noun.

Words near artpaper in the dictionary

  1. Artotyritae
  2. Artotyrite
  3. Artotyrites
  4. artpack
  5. artpacks
  6. artpaper
  7. artpiece
  8. artpieces
  9. artpreneur
  10. artpreneurs
  11. artrioventricular

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