greaseproof paper

noun

A type of paper that is impermeable to oil or grease, used in cooking or food packaging.

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Meanings

noungreaseproof paper (countable and uncountable, plural greaseproof papers)

plural greaseproof papers

  1. countableuncountableA type of paper that is impermeable to oil or grease, used in cooking or food packaging.

    In the 1920s, the golly was used as a trademark for Robertson's Marmalade, and a little cut-out paper figure was popped into the stone jars between a circle of greaseproof paper and the lid.

    1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 163
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