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Definitions for paperweight
ˈpeɪ pərˌweɪtpa·per·weight

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. paperweightnoun

    a weight used to hold down a stack of papers

Wiktionary

  1. paperweightnoun

    A small, decorative, somewhat weighty (and now, highly collectable) object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.

  2. paperweightnoun

    Any object for this purpose.

    John used his coffee mug as a paperweight.

  3. paperweightnoun

    An otherwise useless piece of equipment.

  4. Etymology: paper + weight

Wikipedia

  1. Paperweight

    A paperweight is a small solid object heavy enough, when placed on top of papers, to keep them from blowing away in a breeze or from moving under the strokes of a painting brush (as with Chinese calligraphy). While any object, such as a stone, can serve as a paperweight, decorative paperweights of glass are produced, either by individual artisans or factories, usually in limited editions, and are collected as works of fine glass art, some of which are exhibited in museums. First produced in about 1845, particularly in France, such decorative paperweights declined in popularity before undergoing a revival in the mid-twentieth century.

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  1. paperweight

    A paperweight is a small, often decorative object that is placed on top of loose papers to keep them in place and prevent them from being moved or blown away by the wind or air currents. They are typically made of heavy materials like glass, stone, or metal.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Paperweightnoun

    see under Paper, n

Wikidata

  1. Paperweight

    Paperweight is a collection of writings by Stephen Fry, first published in the United Kingdom in 1992. The book contains a wide selection of Fry's journalism, including comment pieces, reviews and criticism. There are transcripts of several radio performances, including 22 appearances from BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends show in the character of eccentric Cambridge philologist Professor Donald Trefusis, who appeared as a major character in Fry's first novel, The Liar. The book also includes the script of a play, Latin!, an early work by Fry set in a public school, which won the "Fringe First" prize at the Edinburgh Festival in 1980. It had a 2009 revival with performances opening on June 23 at The Cock Tavern Theatre in London, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of paperweight in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of paperweight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of paperweight in a Sentence

  1. Ken Buck:

    It is a beautiful, patriotic paperweight.

  2. Roger Stone:

    I have found, as I'm sure you can see, if people have a choice of giving you $ 25 or giving you $ 25 and getting a signed paperweight in return, they'd rather have something they can hold in their hand, it's marketing.

  3. Brian Harrell:

    This typically very primitive style attack equals millions of dollars in damage, if you were to shoot out some very key components you can quickly create an effect where this large multimillion dollar transformer becomes essentially a paperweight.

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