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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 writing paper
 信紙

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Writ·ing n.
 1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.
 2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters; as: (a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like.  (b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison.  (c) An inscription.
    And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.   --John xix. 19.
 3. Handwriting; chirography.
 Writing book, a book for practice in penmanship.
 Writing desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon; also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a similar manner.
 Writing lark Zool., the European yellow-hammer; -- so called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs. [Prov. Eng.]
 Writing machine. Same as Typewriter.
 Writing master, one who teaches the art of penmanship.
 Writing obligatory Law, a bond.
 Writing paper, paper intended for writing upon with ink, usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.
 Writing school, a school for instruction in penmanship.
 Writing table, a table fitted or used for writing upon.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 writing paper
      n : paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take
          ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts