Paperweight
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paperweight is a noun meaning A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Meaning
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
More Meanings
- Any object used for this purpose.
- (slang) A useless piece of equipment.
Example Sentences
John used his coffee mug as a paperweight.
On Windows, the card has a working driver. On Linux right now, it's a paperweight.
The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.
Word Forms
- paperweights
- paper-weight
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paper-weight, letterweight, paper, threadpaper, heft, paperware.
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