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Carbon paper   /kˈɑrbən pˈeɪpər/   Listen
Carbon paper

noun
1.
A thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper.  Synonym: carbon.






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"Carbon paper" Quotes from Famous Books



... have not got your design made, I shall, for convenience' sake, explain how Fig. 13 should be begun and finished. First having traced the full-size design it should be transferred to the wood by means of a piece of blue carbon paper. ...
— Wood-Carving - Design and Workmanship • George Jack

... one Saturday evening Dave found Miss Wardin making up a bundle of paper, pencils, and carbon paper. She was evidently in high spirits, and he smilingly asked if she intended working at ...
— The Cow Puncher • Robert J. C. Stead



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