Paper

  • 31paper*/*/*/ — [ˈpeɪpə] noun I 1) [U] the thin flat substance that you use for writing on or wrapping things in a parcel wrapped in brown paper[/ex] Stuart handed me a piece of paper with an address written on it.[/ex] 2) [C] a newspaper Is that today s… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 32paper — {{11}}paper (n.) mid 14c., from Anglo Fr. paper, O.Fr. papier, from L. papyrus paper, paper made of papyrus stalks (see PAPYRUS (Cf. papyrus)). As shortened form of newspaper, first attested 1640s. In plural, collection of papers to establish one …

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  • 33paper — 1. noun 1) a sheet of paper Syn: writing paper, notepaper, vellum 2) the local paper Syn: newspaper, journal, gazette, periodical; tabloid, broadsheet, daily, weekly, evening p …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 34paper — See accommodation paper; commercial paper; in paper; judgment paper; paper blockade; paperbook; paper days; paper money; paper office; paper title; ship s papers; valu …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 35Paper — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Paper peut faire référence à : papier en anglais, Paper Mario, un jeu vidéo sorti en 2001 sur Nintendo 64, Scott Paper Company, une entreprise… …

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  • 36paper — 1. noun /ˈpeɪpə,ˈpeɪpɚ/ a) A sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water. b) A newspaper or anything used as such (such as a newsletter …

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  • 37paper — A written or printed document or instrument. A document filed or introduced in evidence in a suit at law, as, in the phrase papers in the case and in papers on appeal. Any writing or printed document, including letters, memoranda, legal or… …

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  • 38paper — 1. n. a written document; written evidence supporting something. (Often with some.) □ Send me some paper. Let’s make this official. 2. n. a forged check. (See also paper pusher; paper hanger.) □ She was arrested for passing paper. 3. n. m …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 39paper — noun 1》 material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing or printing on or as wrapping material.     ↘(papers) sheets of paper covered with writing or printing; documents.     ↘[as modifier] …

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  • 40paper — Poonah painting Poo nah paint ing [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.] A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper,… …

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