INDIA PAPER


Meaning of INDIA PAPER in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized I

Etymology: so called from a belief that it originally came from India

1. also india proof paper : a smooth thin delicate but not glossy paper especially suitable for taking full-bodied impressions (as proofs of engravings, woodcuts)

2. : a smooth thin tough opaque printing paper — called also Bible paper

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.