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rag paper

rag paper noun: paper made from the pulp of rags.

Noun

rag paper (countable and uncountable, plural rag papers)

  1. Paper made from the pulp of rags.
    • Four hundred years ago, paper was made from rags (or, technically, the cloth fibers that make up rags). Rag paper sounds like something cheap, but in fact, it’s quite the opposite. In comparison to what we use today, rag paper was downright luscious, often thick and soft to the touch. This is one...2017, J.P. Romney, Rebecca Romney, Printer's Error: Irreverent Stories of Books History, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 6

rag paper meaning in Tamil

rag paper in Tamil

துணிவகைத் தாள்

Forms of rag paper

pluralrag papers

Questions about rag paper

What does rag paper mean?
Rag paper means paper made from the pulp of rags.
What is rag paper in Tamil?
Rag paper in Tamil is துணிவகைத் தாள். See Rag paper meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rag paper?
Rag paper is a noun.
What is the plural of rag paper?
The plural of rag paper is rag papers.

Words near rag paper in the dictionary

  1. rag doll
  2. rag dolls
  3. rag off
  4. rag on
  5. rag out
  6. rag paper
  7. rag papers
  8. rag pudding
  9. rag puddings
  10. rag race
  11. rag races

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