Creamlaid

/ˈkriːmleɪd/ adjective

Definition

Describing a type of paper or stationery with a cream color and laid finish (with visible line pattern).

Etymology

Compound of 'cream' and 'laid' (past tense of 'lay', from Old English 'lecgan'). A technical term in papermaking referring to both color and surface pattern.

Kelly Says

Papermaking has created an entire vocabulary of descriptive terms—'creamlaid' tells you exactly what you're getting: cream-colored paper with those subtle parallel lines from traditional papermaking molds, a detail that matters to anyone who cares about stationery quality.

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