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rag papers

rag papers is the plural of rag paper.

Meaning of rag paper

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

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What is rag papers the plural of?
Rag papers is the plural of rag paper.

Words near rag papers in the dictionary

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

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