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paste-wash

paste-wash noun: a paste used in bookbinding to close the pores of leather, thereby shrinking it.

Noun

paste-wash (uncountable)

  1. A paste used in bookbinding to close the pores of leather, thereby shrinking it.

Questions about paste-wash

What does paste-wash mean?
Paste-wash means a paste used in bookbinding to close the pores of leather, thereby shrinking it.
What part of speech is paste-wash?
Paste-wash is a noun.

Words near paste-wash in the dictionary

  1. paste-eggs
  2. paste-horn
  3. paste-horns
  4. paste-up
  5. paste-ups
  6. paste-wash
  7. pasteable
  8. pastebin
  9. pastebins
  10. pasteboard
  11. pasteboards

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