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Example sentences for "blotting paper"

  • When cold take off the fat with a spoon first, and then, to remove every particle of grease, lay on it a clean piece of blotting paper.

  • Then take it up undisturbed, lay it on the book or paper which is to receive the impression, cover it with a piece of blotting paper, and rub it on the back a short time with the finger as before.

  • This pasty matter must be washed in cold distilled water, drained and squeezed between the folds of blotting paper.

  • By subjecting them to a great degree of cold, and compressing them between folds of blotting paper, a residuum is obtained, consisting chiefly of stearine and margarine; the latter of which may be dissolved out by oil of turpentine.

  • The muriate of morphia having been squeezed between folds of blotting paper, is to be sprinkled with water, again squeezed, next dissolved in water, and decomposed by water of ammonia.

  • The picture is then drained from the water, pressed between folds of blotting paper, dried (I dry in the dark), and the process is complete.

  • When the paper is quite transparent, the oil in excess is removed by pressure between sheets of blotting paper, and the paper dried before the fire or spontaneously.

  • In some kinds of goods, blotting paper, bran, or raw starch, may be used with advantage.

  • A layer of blotting paper should be placed between the sand-sawdust mixture and the carbon-manganese mixture.

  • An Interesting Vacuum Experiment [Illustration] A very interesting experiment may be performed with two drinking glasses, a small candle end and a piece of blotting paper, says the Pathfinder.

  • When the leather corners are placed in position for pasting, two or three thicknesses of blotting paper should be used at each corner, in order to secure the necessary space for the reception of the blotters when the board is in use.

  • A very convenient one can be made by laying upon a bread board three or four sheets of blotting paper, and tacking over these several thicknesses of cheese cloth.

  • When ready for the actual process of stencilling, lay a large sheet of blotting paper upon a board and over this place the corner of the curtain.

  • To prepare a piece of tissue for embedding in paraffin, it should be stained, washed in distilled water, and as much moisture as possible removed by blotting paper.

  • The slide should then be tilted to allow the water to drain off, and superfluous moisture round the section removed by a soft rag, or blotting paper.

  • The dye is thoroughly washed away with distilled water, excess of moisture wiped off the slide with blotting paper, and the section allowed to dry under a glass bell jar.

  • Blot off the superfluous water with the filter paper, or dry more completely between two folds of blotting paper.

  • They may then be put into a pipkin of melted wax, and allowed to macerate for an hour; after which they should be taken out, drained, and laid on a piece of blotting paper to dry.

  • It was then soaked for a few minutes in water, rolled about on blotting paper, and replaced on the leaf; in 9 hrs.

  • It can be further cleaned by shaking well with a little strong nitric acid, washing with distilled water, and drying by blotting paper, or filtering through warm chamois leather.

  • The sheet is first moistened with dilute acid and placed between sheets of blotting paper, in order that the superfluous moisture may be absorbed.

  • After the bottom of the box has been accurately levelled, it is covered with a few sheets of blotting paper, on which are placed the albumenised plates.

  • After a few minutes have elapsed a piece of blotting paper should be applied to the bottom edge to absorb the superfluous varnish.

  • Not satisfied with them the operator had with a saturated piece of blotting paper, brushed over the scratches and as that ink was of good quality every mark of writing had disappeared in the jumble and blots.

  • Blotting paper is then placed on both sides of the sheet, over the spot, and a hot flat-iron applied.

  • When the spots thicken, they are lifted off with a scraper, or blotting paper may be applied, pressed down with a heated iron.

  • Sheets are left in for a few seconds only and then dried between sheets of blotting paper.

  • To test such treatment one has only to apply the tongue to the paper, it will at once absorb any moisture, as blotting paper does, and often the lime can be distinctly tasted.

  • This may be ascertained by wetting a leaf with the tongue: if spongy, the moisture will sink through as in blotting paper.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "blotting paper" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


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