a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
2.
a piece, sheet, or leaf of this.
3.
something resembling this substance, as papyrus.
4.
a written or printed document or the like.
5.
stationery; writing paper.
6.
a newspaper or journal.
7.
an essay, article, or dissertation on a particular topic: a paper on early Mayan artifacts.
8.
Often, papers.a document establishing or verifying identity, status, or the like: citizenship papers.
9.
negotiable notes, bills, etc., as commercial paper or paper money: Only silver, please, no paper.
a sheet or card of paper with pins or needles stuck through it in rows.
15.
a set of questions for an examination, an individual set of written answers to them, or any written piece of schoolwork.
16.
Slang. a free pass to an entertainment.
–verb (used with object)
17.
to cover with wallpaper or apply wallpaper to: They papered the bedroom last summer.
18.
to line or cover with paper.
19.
to distribute handbills, posters, etc., throughout: to paper a neighborhood with campaign literature.
20.
to fold, enclose, or wrap in paper.
21.
to supply with paper.
22.
Informal. to deluge with documents, esp. those requiring one to comply with certain technical procedures, as a means of legal harassment: He papered the plaintiff to force a settlement.
23.
Slang. to fill (a theater or the like) with spectators by giving away free tickets or passes.
24.
Archaic.
a.
to write or set down on paper.
b.
to describe in writing.
–verb (used without object)
25.
to apply wallpaper to walls.
–adjective
26.
made of paper or paperlike material: a paper bag.
27.
paperlike; thin, flimsy, or frail.
28.
of, pertaining to, or noting routine clerical duties.
29.
pertaining to or carried on by means of letters, articles, books, etc.: a paper war.
30.
written or printed on paper.
31.
existing in theory or principle only and not in reality: paper profits.
32.
indicating the first event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
33.
Slang. including many patrons admitted on free passes, as an audience for a theatrical performance: It's a paper house tonight.
—Verb phrase
34.
paper over, to patch up or attempt to conceal (a difference, disagreement, etc.) so as to preserve a friendship, present a unified opinion, etc.: to paper over a dispute.
—Idiom
35.
on paper,
a.
in written or printed form.
b.
in theory rather than in practice.
c.
existing only in a preliminary state; in a plan or design: The university building program is still only on paper.
A material made of cellulose pulp, derived mainly from wood, rags, and certain grasses, processed into flexible sheets or rolls by deposit from an aqueous suspension, and used chiefly for writing, printing, drawing, wrapping, and covering walls.
A single sheet of this material.
One or more sheets of paper bearing writing or printing, especially:
A formal written composition intended to be published, presented, or read aloud; a scholarly essay or treatise.
A piece of written work for school; a report or theme.
An official document, especially one establishing the identity of the bearer. Often used in the plural.
A free pass to a theater.
The audience admitted with free passes.
papers A collection of letters, diaries, and other writings, especially by one person: the Madison papers.
Commercial documents that represent value and can be transferred from owner to owner; negotiable instruments considered as a group: "billions more invested in American stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, and other paper"(Christian Science Monitor).
A newspaper.
Wallpaper.
A wrapper made of paper, often with its contents: a paper of pins.
Slang
A free pass to a theater.
The audience admitted with free passes.
tr.v.
pa·pered, pa·per·ing, pa·pers
To cover, wrap, or line with paper.
To cover with wallpaper.
To supply with paper.
Slang To issue free passes for (a theater, for example).
To construct (something) in haste and with little forethought: papered together a new coalition of political convenience.
adj.
Made of paper.
Resembling paper, as in thinness or flimsiness.
Of or relating to clerical work: paper duties.
Existing only in printed or written form: paper profits; a paper corporation.
Planned but not realized; theoretical.
Phrasal Verb(s): paper over
To put or keep out of sight; conceal: paper over a deficit with accounting gimmicks.
To downplay or gloss over (differences, for example), especially in order to maintain a nominal, apparent, or temporary unity.
Idiom(s):
in paper
With a paperback binding; as a paperback.
Idiom(s):
on paper
In writing or print.
In theory, as opposed to actual performance or fact: It is a good team on paper, but its members play poorly together.
[Middle English, from Old French papier, from Latin papȳrus, papyrus plant, papyrus paper, from Greek papūros.]
1341, from Anglo-Fr. paper, from O.Fr. papier, from L. papyrus "paper, paper made of papyrus stalks" (see papyrus). As shortened form of newspaper, first attested 1642. In plural, "collection of papers to establish one's identity, credentials, etc.," it is attested from 1685. The verb meaning "to decorate a room with paper hangings" is attested from 1774. Paperback is from 1899. Paperless is attested from 1971. Paper chase is British slang from 1932. Paper tiger (1952) translates Chinese tsuh lao fu, popularized by Mao Zedong.
the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc Example: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; (also adjective) a paper bag
Arabic:
وَرَق
Chinese (Simplified):
纸
Chinese (Traditional):
紙
Czech:
papír(ový)
Danish:
papir; papir-
Dutch:
papier
Estonian:
paber
Finnish:
paperi
French:
(en, *de) papier
German:
das Papier, Papier-…
Greek:
χαρτί
Hungarian:
papír
Icelandic:
pappír
Indonesian:
kertas
Italian:
carta; di carta*
Japanese:
紙
Korean:
종이
Latvian:
papīrs
Lithuanian:
popierius
Norwegian:
papir
Polish:
papier
Portuguese (Brazil):
papel
Portuguese (Portugal):
papel
Romanian:
(de, *din) hârtie
Russian:
бумага
Slovak:
papier; papierový
Slovenian:
papir; papirnat
Spanish:
papel
Swedish:
papper
Turkish:
(boş) kâğıt
paper2[ˈpeipə]noun
a single (often printed or typed) piece of this Example: There were papers all over his desk.
Arabic:
وَرَقَه، قِطعَة وَرَق
Chinese (Simplified):
一张纸
Chinese (Traditional):
一張紙
Czech:
list papíru
Danish:
papir
Dutch:
blad papier
Estonian:
paber
Finnish:
paperi
French:
(feuille de) papier
German:
das Papier
Greek:
φύλλο χαρτιού
Hungarian:
papírlapok; írások
Icelandic:
(pappírs)blað
Indonesian:
kertas
Italian:
(foglio di) carta*
Japanese:
書類
Korean:
한 장의 종이
Latvian:
dokuments
Lithuanian:
raštas, dokumentas, pranešimas
Norwegian:
ark, blad, stykke papir
Polish:
papier
Portuguese (Brazil):
papel
Portuguese (Portugal):
papel
Romanian:
(foaie de) hârtie
Russian:
лист бумаги
Slovak:
list papiera
Slovenian:
papir
Spanish:
papel
Swedish:
papper
Turkish:
(yazılı) kâğıt
paper3[ˈpeipə]noun
a newspaper Example: Have you read the paper?
Arabic:
جَريدَه، صَحيفَه
Chinese (Simplified):
报纸
Chinese (Traditional):
報紙
Czech:
noviny
Danish:
avis
Dutch:
krant
Estonian:
ajaleht
Finnish:
sanomalehti
French:
journal
German:
die Zeitung
Greek:
εφημερίδα
Hungarian:
újság
Icelandic:
dagblað
Indonesian:
surat kabar
Italian:
giornale
Japanese:
新聞
Korean:
신문
Latvian:
laikraksts
Lithuanian:
laikraštis
Norwegian:
avis
Polish:
gazeta
Portuguese (Brazil):
jornal
Portuguese (Portugal):
jornal
Romanian:
ziar
Russian:
газета
Slovak:
noviny
Slovenian:
časopis
Spanish:
periódico
Swedish:
tidning
Turkish:
gazete
paper4[ˈpeipə]noun
a group of questions for a written examination Example: The Latin paper was very difficult.
Arabic:
وَرَقة أسئِلَة إمتحان
Chinese (Simplified):
考卷
Chinese (Traditional):
考卷
Czech:
písemka, test
Danish:
skriftlig eksamensopgave
Dutch:
schriftelijke test
Estonian:
kirjaliku eksami küsimused
Finnish:
koe
French:
épreuve
German:
die Prüfungsarbeit
Greek:
γραπτή εξέταση
Hungarian:
dolgozat, írásbeli (vizsga)
Icelandic:
(skriflegt) próf
Indonesian:
ujian tertulis
Italian:
compito, esame
Japanese:
筆記試験
Korean:
시험 문제
Latvian:
(eksāmena) biļete
Lithuanian:
egzaminas raštu, testas
Norwegian:
prøve, oppgave, stil
Polish:
test, egzamin
Portuguese (Brazil):
exame escrito
Portuguese (Portugal):
exame
Romanian:
lucrare (scrisă)
Russian:
экзаменационная работа
Slovak:
písomka, test
Slovenian:
naloga
Spanish:
examen
Swedish:
skriftligt prov
Turkish:
sınav
paper5[ˈpeipə]noun
(in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc Example: The policeman demanded my papers.
Main Entry: pa·per Function: noun 1: a piece of paper containing a written statement: as a: a formal written composition or document often
intended for publication <the Federalist papers> b: a document containing a statement of legal status, identity, authority, or ownership —often used in pl.
whether applying to one or more items <naturalization papers> <this policy, including the endorsements and the attached papers —Mutual of Omaha>
c: a document (as an answer, motion, or brief) prepared in furtherance of a legal action <all papers after the complaint required to be served upon a party shall be
filed with the court —Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 5(d)> 2: a document providing evidence of a financial obligation; especially:COMMERCIAL PAPER in this entry
accommodation paper : commercial paper used by one party to accommodate
another partybearer paper : commercial paper that is freely negotiable by the holder and is made payable to bearer —compare ORDER PAPER in this entrychattel paper : paper that sets out both a buyer's obligation to repay and a
lender's or a seller's security interest in the goods bought or that contains the provisions of a lease of the goodscommercial paper : a usually negotiable instrument (as a note,
draft, or certificate of deposit) arising out of a commercial transaction; specifically: any of the instruments constituting the obligations of a business organization that are sold as
investmentsorder paper : commercial paper that is payable to order —compare BEARER PAPER in this
entry—on paper: figured at face value
At"las\, n.; pl. Atlases. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. ?, ?, one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of ? to bear. See Tolerate.]1. One who sustains a great burden. 2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name. 3. A collection of maps in a volume; Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century. 4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject. 5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; as, an historical atlas. 6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also atlas folio. 7. A drawing paper of large size. See under Paper, n. Atlas powder, a nitroglycerin blasting compound of pasty consistency and great explosive power.
Bas"tard\, n. [OF. bastard, bastart, F. b?tard, prob. fr. OF. bast, F. b?t, a packsaddle used as a bed by the muleteers (fr. LL. bastum) + -ard. OF. fils de bast son of the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their saddles for beds in the inns. See Cervantes, "Don Quixote," chap. 16; and cf.G. bankert, fr. bank bench.]1. A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit union. Note: By the civil and canon laws, and by the laws of many of the United States, a bastard becomes a legitimate child by the intermarriage of the parents at any subsequent time. But by those of England, and of some states of the United States, a child, to be legitimate, must at least be born after the lawful marriage. --Kent. Blackstone. 2. (Sugar Refining) (a) An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from the sirups that ? already had several boilings. (b) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained. 3. A sweet Spanish wine like muscadel in flavor. Brown bastard is your only drink. --Shak. 4. A writing paper of a particular size. See Paper.
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.
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