wire-wovenadj.
/ˈwʌɪəˌwəʊvn/, U.S. /ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌwoʊv(ə)n/ 1. Designating a type of fine paper made on a mould of closely woven wire. Cf. wire-wove adj. 1, wove adj. 2. Now historical and rare.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > other types of paper
unsized1794
wire-woven1799
wood-free1904
fireproof1922
pre-impregnated1933
carbonless1935
1799 Inspector p. vi All the meretricious decorations of engraving, type, hot-press, and wire-woven paper!
1808 W. Gifford Heroic Epist. Winsor Advt. to Rdr. I intend to print the Text upon a fine wire-woven hot-pressed paper.
1858 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 362 We..have always held our well-used copy of the Paris imprint of Michaux, with its wire-woven and cream-tinted pages, in high estimation.
1921 G. S. Davies Charterhouse in London xvii. 185 It is written on three sides of octavo wire-woven paper.
1973 Times 1 Dec. 10/1 Its first edition was..bound in severe dark green cloth and with antique-style cream pages specifically made to imitate old wire-woven paper.
2. Incorporating or made from woven wire, esp. in the form of a mesh.
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1838 Richmond County (N.Y.) Mirror 26 May 175/3 The whole building is extremely well ventilated and protected from flies by wire woven blinds.
1872 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 164/2 A commodious and ornamental green cage, with arched top and a multiplicity of wire-woven traceries like Gothic windows.
1921 in Univ. Jrnl. Business (1922) 1 97 Stephens adjustable brake shoe is..fitted with extra heavy wire-woven asbestos lining.
1961 M. G. Say Electr. Engineer's Ref. Bk. (ed. 10) iii. 24 Originally developed for wire-woven conveyor belts for electric furnaces, this alloy is increasingly employed for furnace parts, [etc.].
2006 J. Scott Sweaties ii. 39 Behind his chair was a wire-woven wastepaper basket.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1799