Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Blotting paper \Blot"ting pa`per\ (p[=a]`p[~e]r). A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from a freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots.
Wiktionary
n. absorbent paper used to dry ink.
WordNet
n. absorbent paper used to dry ink [syn: blotter]
Wikipedia
Blotting paper, sometimes called bibulous paper, is a highly absorbent type of paper or other material. It is used to absorb an excess of liquid substances (such as ink or oil) from the surface of writing paper or objects. Blotting paper referred to as bibulous paper is mainly used in microscopy to remove excess liquids from the slide before viewing. Blotting paper has also been sold as a cosmetic to aid in the removal of skin oils and makeup.
Usage examples of "blotting paper".
It was then soaked for a few minutes in water, rolled about on blotting paper, and replaced on the leaf.
The blotting paper was clean but it bore pencil sketches such as a man might draw carelessly while he was thinking what he would write - the head of a fish and the head of a woman.
Then as they hopped to and fro, their footprints would show on the blotting paper.
And now these squares of blotting paper sitting in the palm of Toni’.
The surface was rough almost like blotting paper and in some places the ink absorbed by the porous surface had run.