specialty paper
Unusual printing stock
Specialty paper is paper manufactured for specific purposes beyond ordinary writing or printing.
This includes papers with unusual textures, weights, coatings, or compositions—cardstock, vellum, watercolor paper, photo paper, tissue paper, kraft paper.
The term appears most often in craft stores and print shops: We'll need to order specialty paper for the wedding invitations.
- wedding invitationNotice requesting ceremony attendance
- gift wrapDecorative package covering
- synthetic fiberChemically produced textile strand
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- washiJapanese handmade fiber paper
paper type/purpose
specialty paperplain paper
Unlined, unprinted sheets
office paper · copy paper · bond paper · newsprint · blank paper
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