metallic paper

noun

1

: paper so coated (as with lime, whiting, and size) that marks made on it with a metal point are indelible

2

: paper coated with finely flaked metal to give the effect of a metallic surface

3

: paper to which a metallic foil has been laminated

called also foil, foil paper

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