blotter paper

Desk ink soaker

Blotter paper is a soft, porous paper designed to absorb excess liquid—originally ink from fountain pens before it dried.

The paper's absorbent quality made it useful for drying wet documents: She pressed blotter paper against the signature.

Blotter paper also became the standard medium for distributing LSD, with doses absorbed into small squares: a sheet of blotter.

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absorbency function

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Coated moisture-resistant sheeting

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writing surface function

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Sheets for written correspondence

stationery · letterhead · bond paper · ledger paper · copy paper

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Thin clingy food covering

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG