brown papernoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbraʊn ˈpeɪ.pər/us/ˌbraʊn ˈpeɪ.pɚ/a strong type of brown paper that is often used for wrapping things in when they are to be sent through the post
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Publishing: paper & stationery
- A2
- A3
- A5
- acid-free
- assembler
- ballpoint pen
- graph paper
- headed notepaper
- highlighter
- jotter
- keypad
- legal pad
- pencil
- ream
- rice paper
- rough paper
- scrap paper
- scratch paper
- tissue
- watermark
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Examples from literature
- A policeman came in, carrying a brown paper parcel.
- He began to unfasten the string which fastened the brown paper parcel.
- He offered a parcel wrapped in brown paper.
- SIR,—In reply to your enquiry as to the nature of the parcel, I beg to inform you that it was oblong in shape and done up in brown paper and tied securely with string.
- That official immediately drew open a drawer of his desk and produced a packet folded in brown paper.