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For some strange reason, paper with light lines on it is called feint ruled which is the source of my confusion going all the way back to my school days ... but
by rusk 8y ago
For some strange reason, paper with light lines on it is called feint ruled which is the source of my confusion going all the way back to my school days ... but every day is a school day, evidently.
- sangnoir 8y agoWow - that never registered in my mind before and I would have told you, with all conviction, that books say "faint ruled". Apparently[1] it's a 19th century variation of faint as used in the printing industry. 1. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/feint https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/fein...