Meaning of brown paper | Babel Free

Definitions

A strong, coarse, brown-coloured paper, not heavily bleached and retaining more of the natural components of wood (especially lignin); commonly used in packaging.

uncountable, usually

Examples

““I believe, Miss Howard, that it was you who found this sheet of brown paper?” He held up the same dusty piece which Poirot and I had examined in the morning-room at Styles.”

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