Términos

Cord made from twisted, and sometimes rubberized, paper; used for a variety of purposes including packaging and furniture upsholstery.

Cups made of paper, often made leak-proof by a coating of plastic or wax; typically intended for one use. First documented in imperial China by 2nd century BCE.

Devices or machines for cutting the edges of paper or cutting paper into sections, often having the mechanism of a guillotine.

A dispersion of cellulose fibers in water, used as the raw material for paper manufacture. It contains vegetable, mineral, or man-made fibers, and forms a matted or felted sheet on a screen when moisture is removed.

Process by which a work made of paper is given a significant low or high relief profile by molding the surface when the paper is in pulp form.

Punches designed specifically for punching holes in paper; usually reserved for the types of punches that are office tools used to punch holes in sheets of paper so that the sheets can be inserted into binders.

General term for a heavy type of paper that is at least 0.012 inches thick. Some paperboards are made from thick paper pulp castings that are milled or pressed into a hard, stiff sheet, while others are made from several laminated sheets of paper adhered together.

Knife-like devices or sharp rotating wheels for cutting paper.

General term for tools and equipment used to cut paper and paper products.

Mold comprising a frame having a mesh wire screen bottom, which are dipped into a vat of pulp to form paper one sheet at a time.

Papers or other documents presenting a student's research on a particular topic and submitted as a qualification of completing a semester or other term of school or college.

Mass deacidication process using magnesium titanium alkoxid developed by the Battelle Institute, Switzerland.

Un tipo de collage y pintura que utiliza sólo papel para crear la composición, ". Literalmente el término significa "papel pegado".

Artists or craftsmen who use papier mâché, which is a composite material made of repulped or pulverized paper and a liquid adhesive binder, as their primary material.

Members of a superfamily containing around 14,000 species of insects belonging to four families. The wings, bodies, and legs of butterflies, like those of moths, are covered with dustlike scales. Unlike moths, butterflies are active during the day and are usually brightly colored or strikingly patterned. Perhaps the most distinctive physical features of the butterfly are its club-tipped antennae and its habit of holding the wings vertically over the back when at rest.

Members of a genus containing five living species of large, robust, and primarily terrrestrial monkeys found in dry regions of Africa and Arabia, characterized by a long dog-like snout, large canine teeth or tusks, capacious cheek pouches, and naked callosities on the buttocks.

Material de escritura preparado con tiras finas de médula de la planta de papiro alineadas, mojadas, presionadas y después secadas.

Manuscritos escritos en papiro.

Úsese para papiros griegos y latinos que contienen textos referentes a aspectos de la vida cotidiana, tales como cartas, contratos y registros