typewriter paper
- noun
- /ˈtaɪpˌraɪtər ˈpeɪpər/
- Archaic
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papel para máquina de escribir
- After a woman friend performed in Mississippi one winter, a man handed her a heavy box of typewriter paper, saying, "I want to share my poems with you."
Examples
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She bought a pack of typewriter paper to use for her creative writing class.
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He typed his manuscript on typewriter paper to give it an authentic vintage feel.
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- Look Alex, you live in a small house, the walls aren't a lot thicker than erasable typewriter paper.
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The store had a sale on typewriter paper, so I stocked up for my old machine.
Synonyms
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Thin material made from wood pulp used for writing, printing and wrapping
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Thin smooth paper used in a typewriter
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Morphology
The meaning 'paper for use in a typewriter' is directly and compositionally derived from 'typewriter' (the machine) modifying 'paper' (the material), so the intended sense is predictable from the constituents. This modifier+noun pattern is a common and transparent compounding strategy in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
Typewriter paper comes from sheets made to work inside a mechanical typewriter: they were thinner, stronger, and very smooth so the keys could hit clearly and the paper could move through without getting stuck. That's why 'typewriter paper' means paper made specifically 'to be used in a typewriter'.