Contemporary Examples

It's like The Village Voice in the grand old days, when that paper was truly great.

On Niall Ferguson Michael Tomasky August 19, 2012

It feels really retro, to have a piece of paper with no computer windows open and no electronic umbilical to the outside world.

Karen Russell: How I Write Noah Charney February 5, 2013

Jefferson may have promoted “all men are created” on paper, but no one is ever going to forget about the half thousand slaves.

The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson (And Tolstoy and Dickens) Samuel Fragoso October 25, 2014

A paper published this week in the journal Nature Photonics explained how.

We Can Create Matter from Light?! Matthew R. Francis May 19, 2014

Made from Japanese paper and thread, her rebozo is a critique of the condition of the planet and human behavior, the artist said.

Shining a Spotlight on Mexico’s Iconic Textile—the Rebozo Liza Foreman June 15, 2014

Historical Examples

He had practically admitted his authorship of the notice in the Winnipeg paper.

The Hound From The North Ridgwell Cullum

Jim put the bit of paper into his pocket and gave Pen the picture.

Still Jim Honor Willsie Morrow

He read on, and when he had finished the first paper he turned to the next.

The Triumph Of Night Edith Wharton

With this he drew from his mambisa a paper which he quickly unfolded.

A Prisoner of Morro Upton Sinclair

Then we had to stop up the holes with anything we had, and patch the paper as best we could.

Land of the Burnt Thigh Edith Eudora Kohl

British Dictionary definitions for paper Expand

paper

/pep/

noun

1.

a substance made from cellulose fibres derived from rags, wood, etc, often with other additives, and formed into flat thin sheets suitable for writing on, decorating walls, wrapping, etc related adjective papyraceous

2.

a single piece of such material, esp if written or printed on

3.

(usually pl) documents for establishing the identity of the bearer; credentials

4.

(pl) Also called ship's papers. official documents relating to the ownership, cargo, etc, of a ship

5.

(pl) collected diaries, letters, etc

6.

See newspaper, wallpaper

7.

(government) See white paper, green paper, command paper

8.

a lecture or short published treatise on a specific subject

9.

a short essay, as by a student

10.

a set of written examination questions

the student's answers

11.

(commerce) See commercial paper

12.

(theatre, slang) a free ticket

13.

on paper, in theory, as opposed to fact: it was a good idea on paper, but failed in practice

adjective

14.

made of paper: paper cups do not last long

15.

thin like paper: paper walls

16.

(prenominal) existing only as recorded on paper but not yet in practice: paper profits, paper expenditure

17.

taking place in writing: paper battles

verb

18.

to cover (walls) with wallpaper

19.

(transitive) to cover or furnish with paper

20.

(transitive) (theatre, slang) to fill (a performance) by giving away free tickets (esp in the phrase paper the house)

See also paper over

Derived Forms

paperer, noun

Word Origin

C14: from Latin papyrus

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Word Origin and History for paper Expand

n.

mid-14c., from Anglo-French paper, Old French papier "paper, document," from Latin papyrus "paper, paper made of papyrus stalks" (see papyrus).

Meaning "paper money" attested from 1722. As shortened form of newspaper, first attested 1640s. In plural, "collection of papers to establish one's identity, credentials, etc.," it is attested from 1680s. Paper chase is British slang from 1932.

v.

1590s, "to write down on paper," from paper (n.). Meaning "to decorate a room with paper hangings" is from 1774. Related: Papered; papering. Verbal phrase paper over in the figurative sense is from 1955, from the notion of hiding plaster cracks with wallaper.

adj.

1590s, from paper (n.). Figurative of something flimsy or unsubstantial from 1716. Paper tiger (1952) translates Chinese tsuh lao fu, popularized by Mao Zedong. Paper doll attested from 1849; paper plate from 1723.

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Slang definitions & phrases for paper Expand

paper

noun

A forged or worthless check (1850+)

Apass or free ticket; annie oakley (Theater)

Apacket of narcotics; bag (1960s+ Narcotics)

Money: pass him paper in exchange for goods

verb

To use or pass counterfeit money or worthless checks; Lay Paper: papered Queens and Long Island with bum checks (1925+)

To give out free tickets in order to get a large audience: The show was not doing well, so they papered the theater (1879+ Theater)

To write traffic and parking tickets: The captain complained that the patrolmen were not papering enough (1960s+ Police)

Related Terms

bad paper, on paper, peddle one's papers, walking papers

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paper in the Bible Expand

The expression in the Authorized Version (Isa. 19:7), "the paper reeds by the brooks," is in the Revised Version more correctly "the meadows by the Nile." The words undoubtedly refer to a grassy place on the banks of the Nile fit for pasturage. In 2 John 1:12 the word is used in its proper sense. The material so referred to was manufactured from the papyrus, and hence its name. The papyrus (Heb. gome) was a kind of bulrush (q.v.). It is mentioned by Job (8:11) and Isaiah (35:7). It was used for many purposes. This plant (Papyrus Nilotica) is now unknown in Egypt; no trace of it can be found. The unaccountable disappearance of this plant from Egypt was foretold by Isaiah (19:6, 7) as a part of the divine judgment on that land. The most extensive papyrus growths now known are in the marshes at the northern end of the lake of Merom.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms and Phrases with paper Expand

paper

In addition to the idiom beginning with

paper

also see:

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