flash paper

noun

A sheet of paper or cloth made from nitrocellulose, which burns almost instantly with a bright flash and leaves no ash; used in magic tricks.

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Meanings

nounflash paper (countable and uncountable, plural flash papers)

plural flash papers

  1. countableuncountableA sheet of paper or cloth made from nitrocellulose, which burns almost instantly with a bright flash and leaves no ash; used in magic tricks.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash paper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20paper.

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