Difference between revisions of "Contact paper"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
1) A photosensitive paper typically made with a silver chloride in an albumen emulsion.  Contact paper is used to make a contact print by placing it in direct contact with a photographic negative.  See [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=contact%20print contact print].
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1) A photosensitive paper typically made with a silver chloride in an albumen emulsion.  Contact paper is used to make a contact print by placing it in direct contact with a photographic negative.  See [[contact print]].
  
 
2) An adhesive-backed paper or plastic sheet.  Contact paper is used for decoration and shelf-lining.
 
2) An adhesive-backed paper or plastic sheet.  Contact paper is used for decoration and shelf-lining.

Revision as of 11:41, 13 January 2014

Description

1) A photosensitive paper typically made with a silver chloride in an albumen emulsion. Contact paper is used to make a contact print by placing it in direct contact with a photographic negative. See Contact print.

2) An adhesive-backed paper or plastic sheet. Contact paper is used for decoration and shelf-lining.

Authority

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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