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blotting paper

–noun
a soft, absorbent, unsized paper, used esp. to dry the ink on a piece of writing.

Origin:
1510–20
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blot·ting paper   (blŏt'ĭng)
n.  Absorbent paper used to blot a surface by soaking up excess ink.
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