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paper clip

noun

a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
a spring clamp for holding papers.

paper-clip

[ pey-per-klip ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, pa·per-clipped, pa·per-clip·ping.

to fasten together with one or more paper clips:
Paper-clip these letters and file them.

First recorded in 1870–75

First recorded in 1960–65

Inside was about $70 held by a paper clip, various cards, and a piece of paper cracking at the folds.

In the shower, he found two potato chips and a paper clip stuck in his hair.

Would you note the particular pages and put a paper clip on them, please?

It would only start the subject wondering about the relationship of the paper clip to hypnosis.

The crease in a soft hat can be kept in proper shape with the aid of a paper clip.

You could sit down and twist a paper clip out of a hunk of soft wire, couldn't you?

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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