noun
noshi-decorated wrapping paper; gift wrapping paper with a noshi motif
Specifically refers to wrapping paper printed with a noshi (熨斗) decoration, used for formal gift-giving in Japan. Not plain wrapping paper.
See also: 熨斗 (のし)
お歳暮にはのし紙をかけて贈ります。
For year-end gifts, we wrap them in noshi-decorated paper.
のし紙の表書きは「御中元」にしました。
I wrote 'Ochūgen' on the front of the noshi wrapping paper.
Compound of 熨斗 (noshi, a decorative strip originally made from dried abalone) and 紙 (kami, paper). The reading がみ is a rendaku form of かみ.