Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Paper in sheets of any convenient size ruled vertically and horizontally with lines which are distant any desired aliquot parts of an inch. It is used in making sketches rapidly and in scaling without the use of measuring-instruments.
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Examples
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'I was saying, worship in the ordinary sense will be interdicted to me if her ladyship ...,' said the General, woefully shuffling the sketch-paper sheets in which he figured.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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'I was saying, worship in the ordinary sense will be interdicted to me if her ladyship ...,' said the General, woefully shuffling the sketch-paper sheets in which he figured.
Complete Short Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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'I was saying, worship in the ordinary sense will be interdicted to me if her ladyship ...,' said the General, woefully shuffling the sketch-paper sheets in which he figured.
Case of General Ople George Meredith 1868
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Sitting on the shower floor, she taped her sketch-paper to the tile walls, put her headphones on, and worked for hours.
NYT > Home Page By COREY KILGANNON 2011
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