India paper

noun

1

: a thin absorbent paper used especially for proving inked intaglio surfaces (such as steel engravings)

2

: a thin tough opaque printing paper

Examples of India paper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Printed on thin, but strong opaque India paper, each volume but one inch in thickness. — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for India paper

• caper
• raper
• scraper
• shaper
• taper
• vapor
• newspaper
• notepaper
• sandpaper
• skyscraper
• wallpaper
• wastepaper

Kids Definition

India paper

noun

In·​dia paper

ˌin-dē-ə-

: a thin tough printing paper