India paper in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "So called because it resembled fine paper imported from the Indian subcontinent.",
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      "expansion": "India paper (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
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        {
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          "name": "Paper",
          "orig": "en:Paper",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A thin, tough paper made from bleached hemp and rag fibres."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "India paper"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "So called because it resembled fine paper imported from the Indian subcontinent.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "India paper (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from toponyms",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Paper"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A thin, tough paper made from bleached hemp and rag fibres."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "tough",
          "tough"
        ],
        [
          "bleach",
          "bleach"
        ],
        [
          "hemp",
          "hemp"
        ],
        [
          "rag",
          "rag"
        ],
        [
          "fibre",
          "fibre"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "India paper"
}

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"India paper" meaning in English

Noun