Papern

Quick meaning: Papern is an adjective meaning (rare, chiefly UK dialectal) Made of paper.

Meaning

(rare, chiefly UK dialectal) Made of paper.

Example Sentences

Put thare ta draw things out a Jan; An thit twis bit a papern wal, Zo thit tha witch cude yer et al, An, wen Jan enter'd tother dore, Cude tul min aul ha'd naw'd avaur ;— [...]

A woodhouse is rightly a house for wood, and a woodenhouse one made of wood; a paper bag, a bag for papers, and a papern bag, one made of paper; an iron tool, one for working in iron, and an ironen tool, one of iron, and so on.

Afore night 'twur the talk o' all the parish, an' folk did run in an' out all day long for a week to look at un. An' I got a basket o 'apples an' a papern bag o' lollipops for the childern to carr' in my pocket. [...] But the lollipops had all a-melted drough the papern bag, an' he wur a-stickt to my pocket.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include paper, paper-based, pen-and-paper, manila, soft, newspapery.

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