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Complete Definition of "paperweight"

English
Etymology
paper + weight
Noun

en-noun

  1. 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. Any object for this purpose.

#:John used his coffee mug as a paperweight.

Translations
trans-top|small, decorative, somewhat weighty object
Czech: těžítko n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|any object for this purpose
Czech: těžítko n
trans-mid
trans-bottom

it:paperweight
ru:paperweight
vi:paperweight
zh:paperweight

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