SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
interleave
verb
To insert sheets or layers between others, often in alternation.
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The Page That Printed Backward · paragraph 1To insert sheets or layers between others, often in alternation.
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See interleave in use
The conservator will interleave the prints with clean paper before packing them.
To compare successive proofs, the printer would interleave them with transparent sheets marked in red.
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