art paper
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- noun
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papel artístico
- She used high-quality art paper to create stunning reproductions of her original paintings.
There's nothing more beautiful than a sketch done on a piece of art paper.
- There's nothing more beautiful than a sketch done on a piece of art paper.
Examples
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For the exhibition, he prepared his works on luxurious art paper that enhanced the details of his illustrations.
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Get some completely blank 5 by 7 note cards and some construction paper or colored art paper.
Blog text (12) -
And I ask him to bring me some pencils and art paper, and he says,
Fiction book (1997) -
The paper used now is some fancy Fabriano art paper that I had laying around.
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We're out of Xerox paper and art paper, and we're... short on pencils, but we do have plenty of students.
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The artist selected a smooth art paper to ensure the colors would look vibrant in the final prints.
Synonyms
Thick good quality paper for drawing or printing
How Smooth
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a high-quality paper used for printing art reproductions' is directly derivable from combining 'art' (relating to artworks) with 'paper' (sheets for printing), as the noun+noun construction simply specifies the paper's purpose/type. This compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Art paper links the words art and paper: imagine a smooth, thick sheet that makes paints and photos look bright and clear. That's why art paper means the high-quality, smooth paper used for paintings, prints and glossy magazines.