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Writing paper

Of or referring to paper of which its material has a primary purpose for hand written text.

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Writing paper

Cut-outs

Paper products; Writing paper

Printed pieces cut into irregular shapes, or with cut out holes (like an envelope window).

Archival paper

Paper products; Writing paper

A paper with long-standing qualities, acid free, lignin free, usually with good colour retention. Paper that is alkaline and won't deteriorate over time. Archival papers must meet national standards ...

Alkaline sizing

Paper products; Writing paper

Also called neutral or acid free sizing. Incorporation of internal sizing agents and alkaline fillers in the papermaking ingredients to produce papers whose pH is above 7.0 at the point of sheet ...

Alum

Paper products; Writing paper

An astringent crystalline substance, aluminium sulfate, used in rosin sizing to hold paper fibres together; responsible for introducing acid into the paper. Alum can also be used as a release agent ...

Anti-skinning agents

Paper products; Writing paper

Materials which retard the skin formation on the surface of a drying oil or printing ink; as an example, skin formation can develop when a can of oil based paint is left open, with a resultant drying ...

Antique paper

Paper products; Writing paper

Book paper that has a natural rough finish but good printing surface, valued in book printing for its high volume characteristics. The finish is rougher than eggshell finishes but slightly smoother ...

Antique finish

Paper products; Writing paper

A very rough uncoated paper finish, obtained on the paper machine with little wet pressing or machine calendering; can also serve as a prefix to other finishes, implying a rougher than usual finish, ...

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