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paper clip
–noun
1.a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
2.a spring clamp for holding papers.
[Origin: 1870–75]
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pa·per-clip    Audio Help   [pey-per-klip] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -clipped, -clip·ping.
to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
[Origin: 1960–65]
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paper clip  
n.   A wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together.

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paper clip

noun
a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" 

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ˈpaper-clip noun
a small, usually metal clip for holding papers together
Example: She attached her note to the papers with a paper-clip.
Arabic: مِشْبَك للوَرَق
Chinese (Simplified): 纸夹
Chinese (Traditional): 紙夾
Czech: sponka
Danish: clips
Dutch: paperclip
Estonian: kirjaklamber
Finnish: paperiliitin
French: trombone
German: die Büroklammer
Greek: συνδετήρας
Hungarian: gemkapocs
Icelandic: bréfaklemma
Indonesian: penjepit kertas
Italian: graffetta, clip
Japanese: 紙ばさみ
Latvian: (papīra) saspraude
Lithuanian: sąvaržėlė
Norwegian: binders
Polish: spinacz
Portuguese (Brazil): clipe
Portuguese (Portugal): clipe
Russian: скрепка для бумаг
Slovak: spinka
Slovenian: sponka
Spanish: sujetapapeles
Swedish: pappersklämma, gem
Turkish: ataş, tel raptiye
See also: paper-knife, paperback, paperweight, paperwork, papery, paper, paper sculpture, "paper clip" in any language

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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