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felt side

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Definition of felt side

: the side of a sheet of machine-made paper that was not in contact with the wire of the papermaking machine during manufacture

— called also right side, top side

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“Felt side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/felt%20side. Accessed 11 Jul. 2020.

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