Paper cloth
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Description
1) Paper faced with cloth.
2) A fabric made by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry or other tree (see tapa, bark paper, huun, amate).
3) Strips of paper woven into a fabric.
4. Paper processed for use as a temporary fabric such as in a tablecloth, window covering, or book cover.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
- E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969