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Papermaking Vocab

TermDefinition
alkaline having a high pH; substances like ash, lime, soda ash to break down fibers when cooking
amate Mexican style of beating paper from inner bark, invented around 75-400 AD
bamboo slip Chinese book form made by stringing slips of bamboo together
inner bark The soft part of a tree branch inside the hard outer bark
papyrus Egyptian proto-paper made by layering/weaving strips of papyrus stem and pressing
tapa Pacific Islands, African, and South/Central American bark cloth made by beating soaked inner bark into thin sheets
Beater large, longitudinally partitioned, oval tub used to mix and mechanically “work” pulp with other ingredients to make paper
Bone Dry paper that has close to 0% moisture content
Cover Paper paper used as protective covering for books, pamphlets, magazines, catalogues and boxes
Couch the point in papermaking where the wet web leaves the wire before the presses
Deckle the frame of the tool that is used to form a sheet of paper. Also, the torn or rough edge of a naturally formed sheet of paper
Felt woven belt of wool, cotton or synthetic fibers used to transport web of paper
Felt Side top side of paper sheet as it is formed on wire of wet end of paper machine which later comes in contact with felts during subsequent drying phases
Formation the manner in which paper fibers are mixed in a sheet of paper. Physical distribution and orientation of fibers and other solid constituents in the structure of a sheet of paper that affects its appearance and other physical properties
Mould wooden frame which holds a screen of parallel or woven brass wires which is dipped into the pulp in the vat to pick up the pulp for a single sheet of paper and through which water drains away in the formation of a sheet of handmade paper
Pigment an insoluble mineral or organic powder used as a dye to color paper and as an additive to impart specific properties, such as bulk, porosity and opacity to the sheet
Pulp fibrous material produced by mechanically or chemically reducing plants into their component parts from which pulp, paper and paperboard sheets are formed after proper slushing treatment
Size Substance such as rosin, gelatins, glues, starch or waxes added to paper stock furnish or to the surface of a sheet in order to give water resistant properties and reduce absorbant rate
Slurry liquid mixture consisting of suspended fibers, fillers, coating pigments and other solid material in water or adhesive, used in the papermaking process
Tear Strength resistance of a paper sheet to tearing, usually measured by the force required to tear a strip under standardized conditions
Text Paper good quality, laid or woven book paper with a medium vellum-like finish
Two Sidedness visual difference between the top or felt side of a sheet of paper and the bottom or wire side
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