I. ˈpā-pər noun
Etymology: Middle English papir, from Anglo-French, from Latin papyrus papyrus, paper, from Greek papyros papyrus
Date: 14th century
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 paper s
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
d. : a piece of written schoolwork
3. : a paper container or wrapper
4. : newspaper
5. : the negotiable notes or instruments of commerce
6. : wallpaper
7. : tickets ; especially : free passes
8. : paperback
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- on paper
II. verb
( pa·pered ; pa·per·ing ˈpā-p(ə-)riŋ)
Date: 1594
transitive verb
1. archaic : to put down or describe in writing
2. : to fold or enclose in paper
3. : to cover or line with paper ; especially : to apply wallpaper to
4. : to fill by giving out free passes
paper the theater for opening night
5. : to cover (an area) with advertising bills, circulars, or posters
intransitive verb
: to hang wallpaper
• pa·per·er -pər-ər noun
III. 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