Blotting paper () A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb superfluous ink from freshly written manuscript, and thus prevent blots. |
Casse Paper () Broken paper |
Life-size (a.) Of full size |
Note paper () Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches. |
Paper (n.) A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried. |
Paper (n.) A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance. |
Paper (n.) A printed or written instrument |
Paper (n.) A printed sheet appearing periodically |
Paper (n.) Negotiable evidences of indebtedness |
Paper (n.) Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper hangings, below. |
Paper (n.) A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity |
Paper (n.) A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application |
Paper (a.) Of or pertaining to paper |
Paper (v. t.) To cover with paper |
Paper (v. t.) To fold or inclose in paper. |
Paper (v. t.) To put on paper |
Size (n.) Six. |
Size (v. i.) A thin, weak glue used in various trades, as in painting, bookbinding, paper making, etc. |
Size (v. i.) Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish. |
Size (v. t.) To cover with size |
Size (n.) A settled quantity or allowance. See Assize. |
Size (n.) An allowance of food and drink from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at commons |
Size (n.) Extent of superficies or volume |
Size (n.) Figurative bulk |
Size (n.) A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale. |
Size (n.) An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, -- used for ascertaining the size of pearls. |
Size (v. t.) To fix the standard of. |
Size (v. t.) To adjust or arrange according to size or bulk. |
Size (v. t.) To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature. |
Size (v. t.) To sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts. |
Size (v. t.) To swell |
Size (v. t.) To bring or adjust anything exactly to a required dimension, as by cutting. |
Size (v. i.) To take greater size |
Size (v. i.) To order food or drink from the buttery |
Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like. |
paper chase hare and hounds | an outdoor game, one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot |
paper route | the job of delivering newspapers regularly |
paper nautilus nautilus Argonaut Argonauta argo | cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells |
paper wasp | any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper |
Dixie cup paper cup | a disposable cup made of paper, for holding drinks |
letter opener paper knife paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
masking tape masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
newspaper paper | the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher, when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper |
paperback book paper-back book paperback softback book softback softover book softover | a book with paper covers |
paper chain | a chain made of loops of colored paper, used to decorate a room |
paper clip paperclip gem clip | a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together, the paper clip was invented in |
paper cutter | a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size |
paper doll | a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being |
paper fastener | a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place |
paper feed | a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter, the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged |
paper mill | a mill where paper is manufactured |
paper plate | a disposable plate made of cardboard |
paper towel | a disposable towel made of absorbent paper |
photographic paper photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
sack poke paper bag carrier bag | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
size stick | a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot |
slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
test paper | paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests |
wastepaper basket waste-paper basket wastebasket waste basket circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
size | the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing), he wears a size shoe |
size | the physical magnitude of something (how big it is), a wolf is about the size of a large dog |
size | a large magnitude, he blanched when he saw the size of the bill, the only city of any size in that area |
paper tiger | the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual, he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth |
size constancy | the tendency to perceive the veridical size of a familiar object despite differences in their distance (and consequent differences in the size of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye) |
paper | a medium for written communication, the notion of an office running without paper is absurd |
sheet piece of paper sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
stationery letter paper | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters, usually with matching envelopes |
newspaper paper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets, contains news and articles and advertisements, he read his newspaper at breakfast |
school newspaper school paper | a newspaper written and published by students in a school |
paper | a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses, he has written many scientific papers |
composition paper report theme | an essay (especially one written as an assignment), he got an A on his composition |
term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term |
order paper order book | a printed copy of the order of the day |
paper trail | the written evidence of someone's activities, this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information |
aide-memoire position paper | a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) |
historical document historical paper historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) |
test paper examination paper exam paper question sheet | a written examination |
white book white paper | a government report, bound in white |
green paper | a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion |
position paper | a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy |
newspaper paper newspaper publisher | a business firm that publishes newspapers, Murdoch owns many newspapers |
paper route paper round | the route taken when delivering newspapers every day |
paper-pusher | a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork |
paper flower Bougainvillea glabra | Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously |
pink-and-white everlasting pink paper daisy Acroclinium roseum | flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers, grown for drying |