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toned paper

toned paper noun: paper having a slight tint, in distinction from paper which is white or whitish.

Noun

toned paper (countable and uncountable, plural toned papers)

  1. Paper having a slight tint, in distinction from paper which is white or whitish.
    • Yet, as the interest is still gripped by the process of printing, the mind becomes conscious that every minute or two a trolley load of paper is run through the alley ways between the machines, coloured paper for covers and "jackets," toned paper for books, and piles upon piles of sheets glistening...1922, Cassell and Company, The Story of the House of Cassell, Part 2, Chapter 10

Forms of toned paper

pluraltoned papers

Questions about toned paper

What does toned paper mean?
Toned paper means paper having a slight tint, in distinction from paper which is white or whitish.
What part of speech is toned paper?
Toned paper is a noun.
What is the plural of toned paper?
The plural of toned paper is toned papers.

Words near toned paper in the dictionary

  1. tonebar
  2. tonebars
  3. toned
  4. toned down
  5. toned in
  6. toned paper
  7. toned papers
  8. toned up
  9. toned with
  10. tonehole
  11. toneholes

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