a faint line impressed on to paper by the wires of the mould used during its manufacture; (also) a watermark.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > wire- or chain-lines (4) wire mark1795 a faint line impressed on to paper by the wires of the mould used during its manufacture; (also) a watermark. wire lines1819 In plural. Papermaking. Wire marks (see wire mark n. at wire, n.1 compounds 2a). chain-line1880 the mark of a chain-wire; = wire line, n. 2, wire mark n. at wire, n.1 compounds 2a. chain-mark1923 = chain-line n. |
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