blotter
/ˈblɑtər/
noun
- A piece of soft, thick paper used to soak up extra ink from writing.
- She used a blotter to dry the ink on her calligraphy project.
- He pressed the blotter gently over the wet signature to prevent smudging.
- The old desk had a leather blotter with a fresh sheet of white paper.
- A daily record or log, especially of arrests or incidents kept by the police.
- The officer wrote the suspect's name in the police blotter.
- According to the blotter, three burglaries were reported overnight.
- The newspaper publishes a summary of the daily police blotter.
- A piece of blotting paper that has been treated with a drug (such as LSD) for recreational use.
- The drug was sold on small squares of colorful blotter.
- He warned his friends about the dangers of taking blotter from strangers.
- The police found several sheets of blotter in the backpack.