Bible paper

noun

a very thin, strong, opaque rag paper often used for Bibles, prayer books, dictionaries, and the like.

Bible paper

noun

a thin tough opaque paper used for Bibles, prayer books, and reference books
(not in technical usage) another name for India paper

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bible paper¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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Back in 2013, HBO aired “Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream,” a bio-doc thinner than Bible paper.

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And I said, “Well, print them all on that kind of Bible paper, and then there you go. You won’t have a thick book.”

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My actual concept was that it be printed on that really thin Bible paper, onionskin paper or something.

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The pages are opaque, acid-free book paper, rather than the transparent sheets almost derogatorily referred to as "Bible paper," and will be printed using traditional offset printing.

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He gave instructions that vest-pocket editions of his books be printed in Russian on Bible paper by his Paris publisher for more convenient smuggling to the Soviet Union.

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