Definition of "blotting paper" []

• Absorbent paper used to blot a surface by soaking up excess ink. (noun)

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• "He mopped up the mess with a special wodge of blotting paper which he appeared to keep for such emergencies, and continued, the volume of his voice flaring and dying like a faulty loud-speaker."
• "The Coroner’s pen traced idle designs on the blotting paper in front of him."