paper clip
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.
Origin of paper clip
1Other definitions for paper-clip (2 of 2)
to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
Origin of paper-clip
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How to use paper clip in a sentence
As declassified dossiers reveal, with them they brought Nazi scientists from Operation Paperclip.
What Cold War CIA Interrogators Learned from the Nazis | Annie Jacobsen | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Operation Paperclip, born of the ashes of World War II, was the inciting incident in this hall of mirrors.
What Cold War CIA Interrogators Learned from the Nazis | Annie Jacobsen | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was an international crisis in June of 1948 that gave Operation Paperclip momentum at Camp King.
What Cold War CIA Interrogators Learned from the Nazis | Annie Jacobsen | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe handed Alan a small, desiccated lump, like a black bean pierced with a paperclip wire.
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British Dictionary definitions for paperclip
/ (ˈpeɪpəˌklɪp) /
a clip for holding sheets of paper together, esp one made of bent wire
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