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Webster 1913 Edition

paper

pa′per

(pā′pẽr)
,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper.
2.
To fold or inclose in paper.
3.
To put on paper; to make a memorandum of.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Paper

PA'PER

,
Noun.
[L. papyrus, the name of an Egyptian plant, from which was made a kind of paper.]
1.
A substance formed into thin sheets on which letters and figures are written or printed. Paper is made of different materials; but among us it is usually made of linen or cotton rags. A fine paper is made of silk, particularly for bank-notes,which require to be very thin.
2.
A piece of paper.
3.
A single sheet printed or written; as a daily paper; a weekly paper; a periodical paper; referring to essays, journals,newspapers, &c.
4.
Any written instrument, whether note, receipt, bill, invoice, bond, memorial, deed, and the like. The papers lie on the speaker's table.
They brought a paper to me to be signed.
5.
A promissory note or notes or a bill of exchange; as negotiable paper.
6.
Hangings printed or stamped; paper for covering the walls of rooms.

PA'PER

,
Adj.
Made of paper; consisting of paper.
1.
Thin; slight; as a paper wall.

PA'PER

,
Verb.
T.
To cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as, to paper a room or a house.
1.
To register. [Not used.]
2.
To fold or inclose in paper.

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