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Highlight halftone

Printing & publishing; Paper

The lightest or whitest parts in a photograph represented in a halftone reproduction by the smallest dots or the absence of all dots.

Chain lines

Printing & publishing; Paper

The lines on laid paper parallel with the grain; also referred to as "chain marks".

Flow

Printing & publishing; Paper

The property of ink which causes it to level out when still a liquid; "short" inks have poor flow, and "long" inks have good flow.

Vellum paper

Printing & publishing; Paper

Very strong, good quality cream coloured or natural paper made to impersonate calfskin parchment. Also, the term is often applied to the finish of paper rather than a grade of paper. Stationery is ...

Chain marks

Printing & publishing; Paper

The lines on laid paper parallel with the grain; also referred to as "chain marks".

First colour down

Printing & publishing; Paper

The first colour printed as the sheet passes through the press.

Smoothness

Printing & publishing; Paper

The flatness of a sheet of paper, which generally determines the crispness of the image printed upon it.

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