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    Paper \Pa"per\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r), 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.

    2. A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.

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

    They brought a paper to me to be signed. --Dryden.

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

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

    6. Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper.
    See {Paper hangings}, below.

    7. A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a
    paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.

    8. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for
    external application; as, cantharides paper.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    {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}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Argonauta}.

    {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus.

    {Paper sailor}. (Zo["o]l.) See Argonauta.

    {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De
    Colange.

    {Paper wasp} (Zo["o]l.), 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.


    Parchment \Parch"ment\ (p[aum]rch"ment), n. [OE. parchemin,
    perchemin, F. parchemin, LL. pergamenum, L. pergamena,
    pergamina, fr. L. Pergamenus of or belonging to Pergamus an
    ancient city of Mysia in Asia Minor, where parchment was
    first used.]
    1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other
    animal, prepared for writing on. See {Vellum}.

    But here's a parchment with the seal of C[ae]sar.
    --Shak.

    2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.

    {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}.

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