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papier

Definitions of papier
  1. noun
    a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
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    types:
    carte
    one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
    confetti
    small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)
    feuille, feuille de papier
    paper used for writing or printing
    buvard, papier buvard
    absorbent paper used to dry ink
    papier carbone
    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
    carton
    a stiff moderately thick paper
    papier-cartouche
    paper for making cartridge cases
    papier crépon
    paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
    papier à dessin
    paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting
    papier tue-mouche
    paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies
    journal
    cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers
    bloc-notes, carnet
    a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
    papier de riz
    a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree
    bande de téléimprimeur
    a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written
    papier-calque
    a semitransparent paper that is used for tracing drawings
    papier peint
    a decorative paper for the walls of rooms
    papier d'emballage
    a tough paper used for wrapping
    papier à lettres
    paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts
    carte à jouer
    one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
    carte perforée
    a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes
    feuille
    a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
    papier à lettres
    paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes
    papier à dessin
    thick white paper for pencil and ink drawings
    carte
    thin cardboard, usually rectangular
    carton ondulé
    cardboard with corrugations (can be glued to flat cardboard on one or both sides)
    carton
    a cardboard suitable for making posters
    carton
    stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper
    papier à cigarettes
    a strong tissue paper that burns evenly and is sufficiently porous to control the burning of the tobacco in a cigarette
    mouchoir, mouchoir de papier
    a piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief
    bloc-notes, carnet
    a pad of paper on which messages can be written
    papier hygiénique
    a soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets
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    matière
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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