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India paper definition

India paper

  1. a thin, absorbent paper made in China and Japan from vegetable fiber, used in taking proofs from engraved plates
  2. a thin, strong, opaque paper used for printing Bibles, dictionaries, etc.: often called Bible paper

Etymology: after India in generalized sense “Far East”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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