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art paper
[ ahrt pey-per ]
noun
- high-quality coated paper with either a matte or glossy finish, used especially in the printing of picture books, brochures, calendars, and other illustrated materials:
The Matisse exhibit pamphlets are printed on a glossy art paper.
- construction paper, or any similar heavy paper used for art or craft projects:
We’re going to need more green and brown art paper for the trees.
art paper
noun
- a high-quality type of paper having a smooth coating of china clay or similar substance on it
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Example Sentences
She wrote on that new art paper with the gnawed looking edges and stiff as a newly laundered cuff.
An art paper coated on both sides is manufactured by passing the paper through the coating machine twice.
There are one or two empirical methods for testing the condition of coating on an art paper.
In the case of imitation art paper, which contains 25 to 30 per cent.
The best results are undoubtedly produced when they are printed on art paper.
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