"plain paper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plain papers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} plain paper (usually uncountable, plural plain papers)
  1. Paper that has no ruled lines or other markings on it. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (paper without markings): typing paper
    Sense id: en-plain_paper-en-noun-uvoUpurD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'paper without markings': 60 40
  2. Non-glossy photographic paper. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Paper
    Sense id: en-plain_paper-en-noun-QSs7fI2Z Disambiguation of Paper: 27 73

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "Toss me a ream of that plain paper, please. The printer is empty again."
        }
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        "Paper that has no ruled lines or other markings on it."
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