Cartridge paper is a type of high-quality
heavy paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, Textile, rags, poaceae, grasses, Feces#Other uses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water. Once the water is dra ...
used for
illustration and
drawing
Drawing is a Visual arts, visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface, or a digital representation of such. Traditionally, the instruments used to make a drawing include pencils, crayons, and ink pens, some ...
. The term "cartridge" refers to the history of the paper originally being used for making
paper cartridges for early
breechloading firearm
A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and operated by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see legal definitions).
The first firearms originate ...
s.
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology: cartridge paper
(accessed 23 Oct 2009)
See also
* Paper board
References
External links
TheFreeDictionary entry
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