¹ paper noun | pa·per | \'pȃ-pər\
Origin of PAPER
: the material that is used in the form of thin sheets for writing or printing on, wrapping things, etc.
Middle English papir, from Anglo-French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus First Known Use: 14th century
: a sheet of paper with information written or printed on it
Related to PAPER
papers: official documents that give information about something or that are used as proof of something
Synonyms blank, document, form
Full Definition of PAPER
Other Paper Terms folio, palimpset, quire, ream
1 a(1) : a felted sheet of usually vegetable fibers laid down on a fine screen from a water suspension (2) : a similar sheet of other material (as plastic) b : a piece of paper 2 a : a piece of paper containing a written or printed statement : document <pedigree papers> b : a piece of paper containing writing or print c : a formal written composition often designed for publication and often intended to be read aloud <presented a scholarly paper at the meeting>
Rhymes with PAPER aper, caper, draper, japer, raper, scraper, shaper, taper, vapor ² paper verb : to cover (something, such as a wall) with paper pa·pered pa·per·ing | \'pȃ-p(ə-)riŋ\ Full Definition of PAPER
d : a piece of written schoolwork
transitive verb
3 : a paper container or wrapper
1 archaic : to put down or describe in writing
4 : newspaper
2 : to fold or enclose in paper
5 : the negotiable notes or instruments of commerce
3 : to cover or line with paper; especially : to apply wallpaper to
6 : wallpaper 7 : tickets; especially : free passes 8 : paperback —on paper 1 : in writing <wants these promises on paper> 2 : in theory <the plan looks good on paper> 3 : figured at face value <on paper the stock was worth nearly a million dollars> See paper defined for English-language learners See paper defined for kids Examples of PAPER We’ll need pens, glue, and some paper. Be sure to print the letter on good paper. He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper. a crumpled piece of paper The border guards asked to see my papers. They published a landmark paper in 1995. The teacher was busy grading papers. She did well on her history paper.
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