To line or cover with paper, or apply paper to in any way; also, to cover with paper-hangings.
To fold or inclose in paper.
In book-binding, to paste the end-papers and fly-leaves at the beginning and end of (a volume), before fitting it in its covers.
To treat in any way by means of paper; perform any operation on, such as some kinds of polishing, in which paper enters as a material or medium; sandpaper, or smooth by means of sandpaper.
To fill, as a theater or other place of amusement, with all audience mostly admitted by paper—that is, by free passes; fill with non-paying spectators: as, the house was papered nightly during his engagement.
To register; note or set down on paper.
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A sheet or piece of paper used to wrap up and carry small articles: as, a paper of nuts, a paper of soap.
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A folded paper with needles or pins stuck through it in rows: as, a paper of pins, a paper of needles.
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Sometimes applied to papier-mâché and other manufactured articles which are made with paper-pulp.
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plural Credentials.
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A material consisting of a compacted web felting of vegetable fibers, commonly in the form of a thin, flexible sheet: used in writing, for printing, and for various other purposes.
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A piece, leaf, or sheet of this material.
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Any written or printed document or instrument, as a note, receipt, bill, invoice, bond, memorial, deed, etc.: specifically, in the plural letters, notes, memoranda, etc.: as, the private papers of Washington.
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A printed sheet of news; a newspaper; a journal.
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An essay or article; a dissertation on a special topic.
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Negotiable evidences of indebtedness, such as promissory notes, bills of exchange, etc.: used collectively: as, commercial paper; negotiable paper.
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The written or printed questions, collectively, set for an examination.
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Hangings of paper, printed, stamped, or plain; paper for covering the walls of interiors. See paper-hangings and wall-paper.
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Free passes of admission to a place of entertainment; also, the persons admitted by such passes: as, the house was filled with paper.
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A very thin, soft paper, of a faint yellowish or brownish tint, prepared from the bark of the bamboo. It is much used for fine impressions from wood-engravings, and occasionally for proofs from steel-plate engravings, etc.