Definition of paper

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Paper (n.) A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried..

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Lie :: Lie (adj.) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall..
Protraction :: Protraction (n.) A plot on paper.
Predicate :: Predicate (v. t.) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, Paper is white, Ink is not white, whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink..
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern..
Dummy :: Dummy (n.) An imitation or copy of something, to be used as a substitute; a model; a lay figure; as, a figure on which clothing is exhibited in shop windows; a blank paper copy used to show the size of the future book, etc..
Carte Blanche :: Carte blanche () A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the bottom, given to another person, with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional terms; unlimited authority..
Medium :: Medium (n.) A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper.
Reportorial :: Reportorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper..
Millefiore Glass :: Millefiore glass () Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass; -- used for paperweights and other small articles.
Barometrograph :: Barometrograph (n.) A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric pressure.
Edit :: Edit (v. t.) To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter of, for publication; as, to edit a newspaper..
Portfolio :: Portfolio (n.) A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc..
Supplement :: Supplement (v. t.) That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors..
Antiquarian :: Antiquarian (n.) A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n..
Accident :: Accident (n.) A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute..
Entry :: Entry (n.) The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. See Enter, v. t., 8, and Entrance, n., 5..
Stationery :: Stationer (a.) One who sells paper, pens, quills, inkstands, pencils, blank books, and other articles used in writing..
Unruled :: Unruled (a.) Not ruled or marked with lines; as, unruled paper..
Corndodger :: Corndodger (n.) A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers..
Press :: Press (n.) The art or business of printing and publishing; hence, printed publications, taken collectively, more especially newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them; as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a curse..
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