doubleweight

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English

Etymology

From double +‎ weight.

Adjective

doubleweight (not comparable)

  1. (photography, printing) Being or relating to a paper of twice the ordinary weight.
    • 1940 November, Popular Mechanics, volume 74, number 5, page 626:
      2 beautiful doubleweight gloss enlargements. 8 guaranteed neverfade prints each roll 25c.
    • 1958 December, Boys' Life, volume 48, number 12, 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.