wove paper


wove paper

noun \ˈwōv-\

Definition of WOVE PAPER

: paper made with a revolving roller covered with wires so woven as to produce no fine lines running across the grain — compare laid paper

Origin of WOVE PAPER

wove (archaic past participle of weave)
First Known Use: 1795

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