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Definition of 'blotting paper'

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blotting paper

uncountable noun
Blotting paper is thick soft paper that you use for soaking up and drying ink on a piece of paper.
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blotting paper in British

noun
a soft absorbent unsized paper, used esp for soaking up surplus ink
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blotting paper in American

a thick, soft, absorbent paper used to dry a surface that has just been written on in ink
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Grabbing a piece of blotting paper, she blotted her figures. Stephanie Laurens ALL ABOUT LOVE (2001)

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Used Rarely. blotting paper is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'blotting paper'

  • blotter
  • blottesque
  • blotting
  • blotting paper
  • blotting-pad
  • blotto
  • blotty

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