[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paper \pa"per\ p=a"p~er, n. f. papier, fr. l. papyrus
   papyrus, from which the egyptians made a kind of paper, gr.
   pa`pyros. cf. papyrus.
   1. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. a sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.
      1913 webster

   3. a printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the
      like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific
      society.
      1913 webster

            they brought a paper to me to be signed. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   4. a printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a
      journal; as, a daily paper.
      1913 webster

   5. negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of
      exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount
      of his paper.
      1913 webster

   6. decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper.
      see paper hangings, below.
      1913 webster

   7. a paper containing usually a definite quantity; as, a
      paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.
      1913 webster

   8. a medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for
      external application; as, cantharides paper.
      1913 webster

   9. pl. documents establishing a person's identity, or status,
      or attesting to some right, such as the right to drive a
      vehicle; as, the border guard asked for his papers.
      pjc

   note: paper is manufactured in sheets, the trade names of
         which, together with the regular sizes in inches, are
         shown in the following table. but paper makers vary the
         size somewhat.
         1913 webster
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   note: in the manufacture of books, etc., a sheet, of whatever
         size originally, is termed, when folded once, a folio;
         folded twice, a quarto, or 4to; three times, an octavo,
         or 8vo; four times, a sextodecimo, or 16mo; five times,
         a 32mo; three times, with an offcut folded twice and
         set in, a duodecimo, or 12mo; four times, with an
         offcut folded three times and set in, a 24mo.
         1913 webster

   note: paper is often used adjectively or in combination,
         having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper
         cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or
         paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker;
         paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight,
         or paperweight, etc.
         1913 webster

   business paper, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in
      payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to
      accommodation paper.

   fly paper, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used
      for catching flies.

   laid paper. see under laid.

   paper birch bot., the canoe birch tree betula
      papyracea.

   paper blockade, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval
      force.

   paper boat naut., a boat made of water-proof paper.

   paper car wheel railroad, a car wheel having a steel
      tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between
      two plate-iron disks. --forney.

   paper credit, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such
      as promissory notes, duebills, etc.

   paper hanger, one who covers walls with paper hangings.

   paper hangings, paper printed with colored figures, or
      otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against
      the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper.

   paper house, an audience composed of people who have come
      in on free passes. cant

   paper money, notes or bills, usually issued by government
      or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money,
      and circulated as the representative of coin.

   paper mulberry. bot. see under mulberry.

   paper muslin, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc.

   paper nautilus. zool. see argonauta.

   paper reed bot., the papyrus.

   paper sailor. zool. see argonauta.

   paper stainer, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --de
      colange.

   paper wasp zool., any wasp which makes a nest of
      paperlike material, as the yellow jacket.

   paper weight, any object used as a weight to prevent loose
      papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise.

   on paper.
      a in writing; as, i would like to see that on paper.
      b in theory, though not necessarily in paractice.
      c in the design state; planned, but not yet put into
          practice.

   parchment paper. see papyrine.

   tissue paper, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to
      protect engravings in books.

   wall paper. same as paper hangings, above.

   waste paper, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless,
      except for uses of little account.

   wove paper, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not
      ribbed or watermarked.

   paper tiger, a person or group that appears to be powerful
      and dangerous but is in fact weak and ineffectual.
      1913 webster
see also:
papyrus paper hangings business paper fly paper laid paper laid 
paper birch betula papyracea paper blockade paper boat paper car wheel 
paper credit paper hanger paper house paper money paper mulberry 
paper muslin paper nautilus argonauta paper reed paper sailor 
paper stainer paper wasp paper weight on paper parchment paper 
papyrine tissue paper wall paper waste paper wove paper 
paper tiger 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wall \wall\, n. as. weall, from l. vallum a wall, vallus a
   stake, pale, palisade; akin to gr. ? a nail. cf. interval.
   1913 webster
   1. a work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials,
      raised to some height, and intended for defense or
      security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a
      field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright
      inclosing parts of a building or a room.
      1913 webster

            the plaster of the wall of the king's palace. --dan.
                                                  v. 5.
      1913 webster

   2. a defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the
      plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.
      1913 webster

            the waters were a wall unto them on their right
            hand, and on their left.              --ex. xiv. 22.
      1913 webster

            in such a night,
            troilus, methinks, mounted the troyan walls. --shak.
      1913 webster

            to rush undaunted to defend the walls. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. an inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls
      of a steam-engine cylinder.
      1913 webster

   4. mining
      a the side of a level or drift.
      b the country rock bounding a vein laterally. --raymond.
          1913 webster

   note: wall is often used adjectively, and also in the
         formation of compounds, usually of obvious
         signification; as in wall paper, or wall-paper; wall
         fruit, or wall-fruit; wallflower, etc.
         1913 webster

   blank wall, blind wall, etc. see under blank, blind,
      etc.

   to drive to the wall, to bring to extremities; to push to
      extremes; to get the advantage of, or mastery over.

   to go to the wall, to be hard pressed or driven; to be the
      weaker party; to be pushed to extremes.

   to take the wall. to take the inner side of a walk, that
      is, the side next the wall; hence, to take the precedence.
      "i will take the wall of any man or maid of montague's."
      --shak.

   wall barley bot., a kind of grass hordeum murinum
      much resembling barley; squirrel grass. see under
      squirrel.

   wall box. mach. see wall frame, below.

   wall creeper zool., a small bright-colored bird
      tichodroma muraria native of asia and southern europe.
      it climbs about over old walls and cliffs in search of
      insects and spiders. its body is ash-gray above, the wing
      coverts are carmine-red, the primary quills are mostly red
      at the base and black distally, some of them with white
      spots, and the tail is blackish. called also spider
      catcher.

   wall cress bot., a name given to several low cruciferous
      herbs, especially to the mouse-ear cress. see under
      mouse-ear.

   wall frame mach., a frame set in a wall to receive a
      pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the
      wall; -- called also wall box.

   wall fruit, fruit borne by trees trained against a wall.

   wall gecko zool., any one of several species of old world
      geckos which live in or about buildings and run over the
      vertical surfaces of walls, to which they cling by means
      of suckers on the feet.

   wall lizard zool., a common european lizard lacerta
      muralis which frequents houses, and lives in the chinks
      and crevices of walls; -- called also wall newt.

   wall louse, a wood louse.

   wall moss bot., any species of moss growing on walls.

   wall newt zool., the wall lizard. --shak.

   wall paper, paper for covering the walls of rooms; paper
      hangings.

   wall pellitory bot., a european plant parictaria
      officinalis growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed
      medicinal.

   wall pennywort bot., a plant cotyledon umbilicus
      having rounded fleshy leaves. it is found on walls in
      western europe.

   wall pepper bot., a low mosslike plant sedum acre
      with small fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and
      bearing yellow flowers. it is common on walls and rocks in
      europe, and is sometimes seen in america.

   wall pie bot., a kind of fern; wall rue.

   wall piece, a gun planted on a wall. --h. l. scott.

   wall plate arch., a piece of timber placed horizontally
      upon a wall, and supporting posts, joists, and the like.
      see illust. of roof.

   wall rock, granular limestone used in building walls. u.
      s. --bartlett.

   wall rue bot., a species of small fern asplenium
      ruta-muraria growing on walls, rocks, and the like.

   wall spring, a spring of water issuing from stratified
      rocks.

   wall tent, a tent with upright cloth sides corresponding to
      the walls of a house.

   wall wasp zool., a common european solitary wasp
      odynerus parietus which makes its nest in the crevices
      of walls.
      1913 webster
see also:
interval blank wall blank blind to drive to the wall to go to the wall 
to take the wall wall barley hordeum murinum squirrel wall box 
wall frame wall creeper tichodroma muraria spider catcher wall cress 
mouse-ear wall box wall fruit wall gecko wall lizard 
lacerta muralis wall newt wall louse wall moss wall newt 
wall paper wall pellitory parictaria officinalis wall pennywort cotyledon umbilicus 
wall pepper sedum acre wall pie wall piece wall plate 
roof wall rock wall rue asplenium ruta-muraria wall spring 
wall tent wall wasp odynerus parietus 

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