India papern.

Brit.

/ˌɪndɪə ˈpeɪpə/, U.S.

/ˌɪndiə ˈpeɪpər/

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name India , paper n.

Etymology: < the name of India (see India n.) + paper n.

1. Wallpaper with hand-painted Chinese designs and motifs.Originally made in China and imported to the West by the East India Company.In quot. 1721, hung in the frame of a folding screen.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > other types of paper

India paper1721

whitey-brown1761

hot press1807

splash-paper1811

India proof1812

India paper proof1814

crinkled paper1820

pattern paper1849

powder paper1856

sheathing1859

chartaline1880

lining paper1880

Whatman1880

greaseproof paper1894

papyroxylin1894

shelf paper1895

corrugated paper1897

construction paper1902

Ingres paper1910

liner1921

cartolina1936

wood-free1966

1721 True Inventory Sir J. Fellowes 24 in Particulars Estates South-sea Company I An eight-leav'd India Paper Skreen.

1768 T. Gray Let. 3 Feb. (1971) III. 1006 Are your India-paper, your Axminster-carpets, your Sofas & Pechés-mortels, in great forwardness?

1787 G. Washington Let. 2 Oct. in Papers (1997) Confederation Ser. V. 351 I may avail myself of your kind offer of sending for India Paper for my new Room..I shall not, at this time give you the dimenscions of it.

1828 M. O'Brien Jrnl. 30 Oct. (1968) iii. 22 A house that..has rather gone to decay—the India paper soiled.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 566 Panels..painted with birds and flowers in the style of India paper.

1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton iv. 83 This whole house is rooms of India paper and woodenness and fuss.

2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Jan. 56 Prized at the same time was the distinctly different painted wallpaper—India paper. It bore images of birds and flowers against brightly coloured backgrounds.

2. A soft absorbent paper originally imported from China and used esp. for high quality prints and illustrations.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > [noun] > material for printing on

India paper1749

India paper proof1814

plate paper1818

1749 Catal. Coll. George Holmes 3 6 India paper pictures in jappan'd frames.

1767 N. Maskelyne in J. Harrison Princ. Time-keeper Pref. p. vii I have caused a few impressions of the plates to be taken off upon India paper.

1817 Sotheby's Catal. Sale Prints Feb. No. 750 Proof Etchings on India paper.

1864 Lowndes' Bibl. Man. 401/2 Cervantes. Don Quixote..1818 With plates on India paper.

1938 Parnassus 10 13/1 In most of..[these books] the impressions are excellent; but the connoisseur will, of course, hunt for editions printed on india paper.

1960 Times 12 Jan. 14/2 Among the many die proofs, the 1d. black on India paper sold for £160.

2000 D. W. Forbes Hawaiian National Bibliogr. II. 39 The illustrations..are printed on india paper and laid down on wove paper sheets.

3. A very thin tough opaque printing paper, used chiefly for bibles and prayer books. Also called Oxford India paper.The first mass-produced book printed on this paper was a Bible published in 1875 by Oxford University Press; for a history of the paper's origins and manufacture see P. Sutcliffe Oxford University Press (2002) 39-40.

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society > communication > printing > paper > [noun] > types of printing paper

newspaper1756

tissue1780

surface paper1851

pulp paper1863

India paper1875

onion skin1879

news1887

bâtonné1892

Bible paper1926

1875 Spectator 28 Aug. 1099/1 The smallest Bible ever produced..is printed on India paper of extreme toughness.

1875 Guardian 15 Sept. 1184 We have received from Mr. Henry Frowde, of the Oxford University Press Warehouse, a copy of the Smallest Bible ever produced..printed on tough India paper, of extreme thinness, and wonderfully clear for the size.

1898 Idaho Daily Statesman 11 Sept. India paper is a mechanical mystery and a trade secret, a secret known only to three men.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. 652 33 closely printed volumes of 1000 pages each of innumerable quires and reams of India paper would have to be requisitioned in order to contain the complete tale.

1973 Clarendonian 27 i. 16 Mr. Thomas started his career in print as a pointer on red and black Bible work on India paper.

2006 E. H. Peterson Eat this Bk. vi. 88 There's not much left of them [sc. the Scriptures]—only ink on india paper.

Compounds

India paper proof n. a high quality proof (proof n. 15c) printed on India paper (see sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > other types of paper

India paper1721

whitey-brown1761

hot press1807

splash-paper1811

India proof1812

India paper proof1814

crinkled paper1820

pattern paper1849

powder paper1856

sheathing1859

chartaline1880

lining paper1880

Whatman1880

greaseproof paper1894

papyroxylin1894

shelf paper1895

corrugated paper1897

construction paper1902

Ingres paper1910

liner1921

cartolina1936

wood-free1966

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > [noun] > material for printing on

India paper1749

India paper proof1814

plate paper1818

1814 Literary Panorama Nov. 270 India paper proofs 8l. 12s.

1851 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 19 Apr. 241/2 What can our unfortunate gentleman..do but give his three guineas for an India-paper proof of this said counterfeit presentment of genuine philanthropy?

1974 E. D. H. Johnson in R. L. Patten George Cruikshank (1992) 12 Princeton is the fortunate possessor of the splendidly animated watercolors (bound in with india paper proofs).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	india paper
释义	India papern. Brit. /ˌɪndɪə ˈpeɪpə/, U.S. /ˌɪndiə ˈpeɪpər/ Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name India , paper n. Etymology: < the name of India (see India n.) + paper n. 1. Wallpaper with hand-painted Chinese designs and motifs.Originally made in China and imported to the West by the East India Company.In quot. 1721, hung in the frame of a folding screen. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > other types of paper India paper1721 whitey-brown1761 hot press1807 splash-paper1811 India proof1812 India paper proof1814 crinkled paper1820 pattern paper1849 powder paper1856 sheathing1859 chartaline1880 lining paper1880 Whatman1880 greaseproof paper1894 papyroxylin1894 shelf paper1895 corrugated paper1897 construction paper1902 Ingres paper1910 liner1921 cartolina1936 wood-free1966 1721 True Inventory Sir J. Fellowes 24 in Particulars Estates South-sea Company I An eight-leav'd India Paper Skreen. 1768 T. Gray Let. 3 Feb. (1971) III. 1006 Are your India-paper, your Axminster-carpets, your Sofas & Pechés-mortels, in great forwardness? 1787 G. Washington Let. 2 Oct. in Papers (1997) Confederation Ser. V. 351 I may avail myself of your kind offer of sending for India Paper for my new Room..I shall not, at this time give you the dimenscions of it. 1828 M. O'Brien Jrnl. 30 Oct. (1968) iii. 22 A house that..has rather gone to decay—the India paper soiled. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 566 Panels..painted with birds and flowers in the style of India paper. 1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton iv. 83 This whole house is rooms of India paper and woodenness and fuss. 2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Jan. 56 Prized at the same time was the distinctly different painted wallpaper—India paper. It bore images of birds and flowers against brightly coloured backgrounds. 2. A soft absorbent paper originally imported from China and used esp. for high quality prints and illustrations. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > [noun] > material for printing on India paper1749 India paper proof1814 plate paper1818 1749 Catal. Coll. George Holmes 3 6 India paper pictures in jappan'd frames. 1767 N. Maskelyne in J. Harrison Princ. Time-keeper Pref. p. vii I have caused a few impressions of the plates to be taken off upon India paper. 1817 Sotheby's Catal. Sale Prints Feb. No. 750 Proof Etchings on India paper. 1864 Lowndes' Bibl. Man. 401/2 Cervantes. Don Quixote..1818 With plates on India paper. 1938 Parnassus 10 13/1 In most of..[these books] the impressions are excellent; but the connoisseur will, of course, hunt for editions printed on india paper. 1960 Times 12 Jan. 14/2 Among the many die proofs, the 1d. black on India paper sold for £160. 2000 D. W. Forbes Hawaiian National Bibliogr. II. 39 The illustrations..are printed on india paper and laid down on wove paper sheets. 3. A very thin tough opaque printing paper, used chiefly for bibles and prayer books. Also called Oxford India paper.The first mass-produced book printed on this paper was a Bible published in 1875 by Oxford University Press; for a history of the paper's origins and manufacture see P. Sutcliffe Oxford University Press (2002) 39-40. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > paper > [noun] > types of printing paper newspaper1756 tissue1780 surface paper1851 pulp paper1863 India paper1875 onion skin1879 news1887 bâtonné1892 Bible paper1926 1875 Spectator 28 Aug. 1099/1 The smallest Bible ever produced..is printed on India paper of extreme toughness. 1875 Guardian 15 Sept. 1184 We have received from Mr. Henry Frowde, of the Oxford University Press Warehouse, a copy of the Smallest Bible ever produced..printed on tough India paper, of extreme thinness, and wonderfully clear for the size. 1898 Idaho Daily Statesman 11 Sept. India paper is a mechanical mystery and a trade secret, a secret known only to three men. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. 652 33 closely printed volumes of 1000 pages each of innumerable quires and reams of India paper would have to be requisitioned in order to contain the complete tale. 1973 Clarendonian 27 i. 16 Mr. Thomas started his career in print as a pointer on red and black Bible work on India paper. 2006 E. H. Peterson Eat this Bk. vi. 88 There's not much left of them [sc. the Scriptures]—only ink on india paper. Compounds India paper proof n. a high quality proof (proof n. 15c) printed on India paper (see sense 2). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > other types of paper India paper1721 whitey-brown1761 hot press1807 splash-paper1811 India proof1812 India paper proof1814 crinkled paper1820 pattern paper1849 powder paper1856 sheathing1859 chartaline1880 lining paper1880 Whatman1880 greaseproof paper1894 papyroxylin1894 shelf paper1895 corrugated paper1897 construction paper1902 Ingres paper1910 liner1921 cartolina1936 wood-free1966 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > [noun] > material for printing on India paper1749 India paper proof1814 plate paper1818 1814 Literary Panorama Nov. 270 India paper proofs 8l. 12s. 1851 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 19 Apr. 241/2 What can our unfortunate gentleman..do but give his three guineas for an India-paper proof of this said counterfeit presentment of genuine philanthropy? 1974 E. D. H. Johnson in R. L. Patten George Cruikshank (1992) 12 Princeton is the fortunate possessor of the splendidly animated watercolors (bound in with india paper proofs). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1721
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