doubleweight

      English

      Etymology

      double +‎ weight

      Adjective

      doubleweight (not comparable)

      1. (photography, printing) Being or relating to a paper of twice the ordinary weight.
        • 1940, Popular Mechanics (volume 74, number 5, November 1940, page 626)
          2 beautiful doubleweight gloss enlargements. 8 guaranteed neverfade prints each roll 25c.
        • 1958, Boys' Life (volume 48, number 12, December 1958, page 8)
          To reproduce right-of-way, speed-restriction, yard-limit, and other signs, photograph the original signs, and make prints, scale size, on doubleweight paper.
      Last modified on 10 June 2013, at 19:36