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.

Authority

  • 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

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