Building-paper
heavy paper used especially in the construction of frame buildings to block drafts, for insulation, etc.
Historical Examples
Convenient Houses Louis Henry Gibson
Dwellers in Arcady Albert Bigelow Paine
The Dollar Hen Milo M. Hastings
The Minute Man of the Frontier W. G. Puddefoot
The Dollar Hen Milo M. Hastings
Adventures in Alaska Samuel Hall Young
noun
any of various types of heavy-duty paper that usually consist of bitumen reinforced with fibre sandwiched between two sheets of kraft paper: used in damp-proofing or as insulation between the soil and a road surface
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