A type of finish with a lined appearance.
Laid is similar to vellum paper but has a rougher, bumpier finish.
Finish on bond or text paper on which grids of parallel lines simulate the surface of handmade paper. Laid lines are close together and run against the grain, as compared to chain lines.
Paper with a pattern of parallel lines at equal intervals, giving a rib effect.
set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
Paper When held to the light, the paper shows alternate light and dark crossed lines.
a paper with a translucent pattern of lines running both parallel to and across the grain. Laid finished paper is created by dropping a patterned dandy roll onto the paper machine while the paper is still wet.
Term describes the finish imparted by a dandy roll which features wires parallel to its axis that impress the paper during manufacture to produce a permanent watermark. The wires which produce the laid effect are situated parallel on the dandy roll and are not interwoven with the traverse chain wires which encircle the dandy roll’s circumference, meaning the cross direction.
Type of paper finish, characterized by a closely lined appearance.
A paper that's similar to vellum (see below), with a rougher, bumpy finish.
Paper which shows thick and thin lines at right angles to each other, made by the wires used in the paper making process. Usually considered high quality.
Paper with a watermark pattern showing the wire marks used in the paper making process. Usually used for high quality stationery.
Handmade paper showing parallel wire marks about 25 mm apart in one direction, with close-set wire marks in the other. These marks are caused by the sieve operated by the paper maker. The pattern can be imitated on machine-made papers by means of the Dandy roller.
A laid finish has the appearance of translucent lines running horizontally and vertically in the paper. It is produced during the papermaking process with a special roller that creates the pattern in the wet paper.