Calendered paper

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Calendered Paper

Description

A paper with a smooth, glossy surface. Calendered paper is sized, filled and/or coated then pressed between heavy, heated rollers. Examples of calendered paper are: Bristol board, Carbon paper, Tissue paper, Rice paper, Cellophane, and Glassine.

Synonyms and Related Terms

calendared paper (sp)

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • Roy Perkinson, contributed information, 1998

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