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Meaning of rag paper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Paper made from the pulp of rags.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi lumppupaperi
Gaeilge páipéar ceirteacha

Examples

“Four hundred years ago, paper was made from rags (or, technically, the cloth fibers that make⟳ up rags). Rag paper sounds like⟳ something cheap, but in fact, it’s quite the opposite. In comparison to what we use⟳ today, rag paper was downright luscious, often thick and soft to the touch⟳. This is one of the main reasons so many early printed books are missing blank leaves: owners would cut⟳ them out to use⟳ them for other purposes. A perfectly good piece of expensive paper, just sitting there not being used? What a waste⟳!”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rag pudding rag race rag rug rag trade rag week rag-and-bone man

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