n.
Function: adjective
Date: 1594
1 a : made of paper, cardboard, or papier-mâché <a paper bag> b : PAPERY
2 : of or relating to clerical work or written communication
3 : existing only in theory : NOMINAL <a paper blockade>
4 : admitted by free passes <a paper audience>
5 : finished with a crisp smooth surface similar to that of paper < paper taffeta>