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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The art or process of manufacturing paper.

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Examples

  • The report said more efforts will be made to control vehicle emissions and heavy-polluting industries such as paper-making, textiles, leather and chemical plants, but did not give any details.

    China Announces Big Steps To Curb Emissions AP 2011

  • The report said more efforts will be made to control vehicle emissions and heavy-polluting industries such as paper-making, textiles, leather and chemical plants, but did not give any details.

    China Announces Big Steps To Curb Emissions AP 2011

  • The company increased its paper-making capacity by 11% to 1.05 million tons in the recent quarter, and raised paper prices by 1,000 rupees a ton.

    Ballarpur to Decide on Listing of Unit in Couple of Months Anirban Chowdhury of Dow Jones Newswires 2011

  • During studies towards his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Whanganui UCOL, Mr Reilly discovered an affinity for paper-making.

    Bullshit Made Into Paper By New Zealand Man | Impact Lab 2010

  • For more than 140 years, Beloit, then the world's largest maker of paper-making machines, had been an anchor to the local economy.

    The U.S. Is A Fixer Upper That Needs Repair Diane Hendricks 2010

  • Work on possible hands-on art projects, such as a pyramid of 500 phone books, photos of the pyramid, videos, raps, research reports on the paper-making process or other such projects that might help convince your town to pass a law trimming back the number of phone books distributed.

    Ted Wells: Earth Day Lesson: Reducing Phone Books in Your Town Ted Wells 2011

  • It also fined a paper-making association in the eastern province of Zhejiang for price manipulation.

    China Drafts Measure to Control Food Prices 2011

  • After the dungeon tour we enjoyed lunch together – sitting at a genuine long-lasting library-donated wooden table – during which I heard about the hundreds of experts – many of them former Belanger students – who have lectured at the school over the years on every imaginable aspect of book history, construction, design, illustration, printing, binding, typesetting, paper-making

    2009 July 08 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS 2009

  • Work on possible hands-on art projects, such as a pyramid of 500 phone books, photos of the pyramid, videos, raps, research reports on the paper-making process or other such projects that might help convince your town to pass a law trimming back the number of phone books distributed.

    Ted Wells: Earth Day Lesson: Reducing Phone Books in Your Town Ted Wells 2011

  • Many other examples of collective innovation: Lyon silk industry, Berkshire paper-making; Western steam-boat; Viennese chairs; Japanese cotton spinning; Norwegian brewing; wind power in Zankstreek.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

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