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Paperis a thin sheet o feebres pressed thegither. Fowkwriteson paper, anbeuksis made o paper. Paper can souk up liquids sic aswatter,an sae fowk can dicht things wi paper.

Makkin Paper[eedit|eedit soorce]

Paper is made frae thewidotrees.Wid is grund up an mixed wiwatteran itherchemicalsfor tae mak a thin liquid cried "paper pulp". Paper pulp can bebleachedfor tae mak white paper, ordyescan be eikit for tae mak coloured paper. This pulp is pressed intae sheets o paper. When the sheets ir dry, thay are cuttit intae pieces o paper.

Whiles paper is made shiny bi eikincleyor ither materials.

Whiles paper is made frae ither kynds o paper. This is an ensaumple orecyclin.

No aw paper is made frae wid. Ither kinds o feebre can be uised an aw. Fowk maks paper fraecotton,linen,anhemp.

Uises o paper[eedit|eedit soorce]

Paper is uised forwritinanprentin.Beuks,jurnalsannewspapersis prentit on paper.

Paper is aften uised forsiller.Paper uised for siller is aften made in gey special weys for tae mak it haurd for fowk tae prent thir ain siller. A piece o paper money is cried abaunknote,a bill, or a note.

Paper can be uised for dichtin. Special forms o paper is uised, sic aspaper touels,facial tissues,ortoilet paper.

Pretty paper can be uised asdecoration.It can be pastit ontae the waws o a room; this is criedwawpaper.Paper can be uised tae wap gifts. This is criedwappin paperorgift wap.

Some kynds o paper is strang an can be uised in boxes an itherpackagin material.Whiles several layers o paper is hauden thegither wigluefor tae makcairdbuird.

History o paper[eedit|eedit soorce]

Monycenturiessyne – sae early as 3000BC– fowk inEgyptmade a kynd o paper frae thepapyrusplaunt. This is whaur the wird "paper" comes frae. The fowk oGreeceanRoumlearnt tae dae this an aw.

Aboot the year105,a man inCheenaecriedTs'ai Lunthocht o a wey tae mak paper fraecottonduds. Fowk inJapanlearnt hou tae dae this wi feebre frae themulberrytree, in the year610.Efter that thir wis shapit intae a kynd o paper made in Japan. This is cried Japanese paper orWashi.This Cheenese discovery spreid taeIndiae,an syne tae theMiddle East,an syne taeItaly.A chance o spreidin tae the Middle Aest wis the Battle o Talas in 751. Then airmy o theArabscaptured sodgers o the Cheenese. Thare wis paper makkers amang the caiptive sodgers. In 757 a paper mill wis biggit atSamarkand.Middle Aestren fowk learnt tae uise linen as paper raw material an tae uise stairch made frae floor as a chemical additive. Thir papers wis weel-kent in the Middle Aest. TheItaliansuisedhempanlinenduds. In 1276 the first Italian paper mill wis biggit atFabrianoan till 14 century Italy becam a paper supplier in Europe. In 1282 the firstwattermerkwis introduced inBologna.

Paper wis haurd tae mak, an it cost muckle siller. In the19t century,newmachineswis made that coud mak paper fraewidfeebres. This helpit mak paper cheap eneuch for awbody tae coff. Aboot the same time, itherinventionswis made, lik thepincil,thefuntain pen,an aprentin pressthat uisedsteam pouer.Acause o thir new things, it wis easy for fowk tae write letters, tae buy beuks an newspapers, an tae haud records o whit thay did.