Meaning of toned paper | Babel Free

Definitions

Paper having a slight tint, in distinction from paper which is white or whitish.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Yet, as the interest is still gripped by the process of printing, the mind becomes conscious that every minute or two a trolley load of paper is run through the alley ways between the machines, coloured paper for covers and "jackets," toned paper for books, and piles upon piles of sheets glistening white in the light, coming to satisfy the appetite of the machines printing the serials which bear the imprint of the House.”

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