wire-wove

[ wahyuh r-wohv ]
/ ˈwaɪərˌwoʊv /

adjective

made of woven wire.
noting fine, glazed paper used especially as letter paper.

Origin of wire-wove

First recorded in 1790–1800; wire + wove

Words nearby wire-wove

wire-guided, wire-haired, wire-stitch, wire-transfer, wire-wound resistor, wire-wove, wired, wired equivalent privacy, wiredraw, wiredrawn, wireframe

Example sentences from the Web for wire-wove

  • They were the patronesses of your patent ink and your wire-wove paper.

    Vivian Grey |Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for wire-wove

wire-wove

adjective

of, relating to, or comprising a high-grade glazed paper, usually for writing
woven of wire