white paper

noun

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

Definition of white paper

1 : a government report on any subject; especially : a British publication that is usually less extensive than a blue book

2 : a detailed or authoritative report

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Crucially, when the two blocks were inked, aligned and printed, one after the other, those deep cuts let the white paper show through.

— christopher knight, latimes.com, "Out of the shadows and into the light: 'Chiaroscuro Woodcut' is a sleeper hit at LACMA," 5 July 2018
Back at the laboratory, food scientists duplicate different hazards, packing French fries in white paper bags next to cold milkshakes or moist hamburgers.

— rachel abrams, New York Times, "A French Fry Gets Soggy in 5 Minutes. This Company Wants to Keep It Crispy for 60.," 29 June 2018
The rings, which cost $2.75, are extra crunchy around the dark edges and served steaming hot in a white paper bag.

— sarah gish, kansascity, "Batter up: Here are 18 KC-area places to get perfect, golden-fried onion rings," 21 June 2018
The silverware was wrapped in a white paper napkin.

— marilyn hagerty, Bon Appetit, "Marilyn Hagerty, of Viral Olive Garden Restaurant Review Fame, Reviews the Broken Drum in North Dakota," 6 June 2018
The scuffle ends with a white flag — well, a white paper towel, which Pollard uses to dab the sweat from her face.

— allison p. davis, The Cut, "Everybody Loves New York," 31 May 2018
One employee at Hominy Valley Retirement Center would unlock the medicine cart and place pain pills into white paper cups.

— amy julia harris and shoshana walter, charlotteobserver, "Drug users got exploited. Disabled patients got hurt. One woman benefited from it all. | Charlotte Observer," 21 May 2018
The New England-style chubby little rings are fried, tossed in cinnamon sugar, and scooped into white paper cones for easy eating while strolling.

— lisa b. zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, "Food & Travel: A feast of options at the West Palm Beach GreenMarket," 2 Apr. 2018
Note: To warm tortillas, roll them in damp white paper towels and microwave on high (100 percent power) 20 seconds or until warm.

— atlanta life, ajc, "7 Day Menu Planner," 30 Mar. 2018

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