paste washn.
/ˈpeɪst wɒʃ/, U.S. /ˈpeɪst ˌwɔʃ/, /ˈpeɪst ˌwɑʃ/ Bookbinding.
A paste or glue much diluted with water, used to improve the surface of a leather binding before lettering or decoration is applied.
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society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bookbinding equipment > [noun] > materials > paste, etc.
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paste wash1880
1880 J. W. Zaehnsdorf Art of Bookbinding 174 Paste-wash.—Paste diluted with water.
1946 E. Diehl Bookbinding II. xxii. 327 Calf and other very porous leathers require a heavier paste wash than morocco or levant.
1963 B. C. Middleton Hist. Eng. Craft Bookbinding Technique xiv. 211 Paste-wash, glaire, glue-size, yolk of egg and boot and furniture polishes have been used on leather, but mainly to improve the surface.
2000 Bookbinder 14 60/1 Two coats of paste wash are required for goatskin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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