单词 | writing paper |
释义 | writing papern. 1. A type of paper suitable for writing on; (later esp.) paper of good quality, used for letter writing; notepaper. As a count noun: a particular variety or make of such paper. ΘΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] paper1341 writing paper1477 white paper1683 hand-paper1837 society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > sheet of writing paper1477 throughc1500 sheet1510 paper-table1605 sheetling1817 1477 Inventory in J. P. Earwaker Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1884) 3 Half a Reem..wrytyng paper price, xxd. 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes ii. 64 The first writing paper was the inner rinde of a certaine reede or cane. 1686 London Gaz. No. 2179/4 All sorts of Writing and Printing Paper. 1764 in Enq. Doctr. conc. Libels, Warrants & Seizure of Papers (end matter) The fine Dutch and English Writing Papers, so much esteemed for their Substance and extraordinary Thickness. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. vi. i. 419 Writing paper, such as a secretary of state need not be ashamed of. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) III. 110/2 Strong and tough writing-papers for account-books. 1944 C. Beaton Diary 13 July in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xiv. 142 Desks were well stocked with thick, crested writing paper. 2014 T. N. Umrigar Story Hour xxxvii. 281 She went indoors to her tiny study and pulled out a sheet of writing paper. She wrote: Dear Papaji. 2. A sheet of paper bearing writing, esp. a page of a writer's manuscript or a piece of written schoolwork. Usually in plural. ΘΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > other types of paper writing paper1610 gilt paper1645 chancery-double1712 stamp paper1765 satin paper1776 cardstock1840 tablet paper1876 quadrille1884 P.O.P.1895 copy-paper1902 Silurian1942 sticky note1978 1610 T. Morton Encounter against M. Parsons i. xii. 160 The Preface..were..laide aside in his writing Papers, and not Printed till afterwards. a1777 in T. Evans Old Ballads (1784) I. 255 A writing-paper..Upon his head he had to wear, which did his treason show. 1851 Mrs. Hervey Jrnl. 30 May in Adventures of Lady (1853) II. 143 I am seated, writing in a tolerably good mud domicile—my writing papers on my knees. 1911 Primary Educ. Apr. 188/1 The child's work steadily retrograded;..her writing papers were always blotted and smudged with ink. 1975 K. N. Beers & J. I. Beers in S. A. Kirk & J. M. McCarthy Learning Disabilities ix. 342 The most obvious thing about his writing papers was his horrible spacing. 1994 P. Dorff et al. File...don't Pile! xi. 189 I write in our small living room. When company comes, I stuff my writing papers in bags and hide them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1477 |
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