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paper clip
1noun
- a flat wire or plastic clip shaped so that it can hold sheets of paper between two of its loops.
- a spring clamp for holding papers.
paper-clip
2[ pey-per-klip ]
verb (used with object)
paper-clipped, paper-clipping.
- to fasten together with one or more paper clips:
Paper-clip these letters and file them.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paper clip1
First recorded in 1870–75
Origin of paper clip2
First recorded in 1960–65
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“I kept the paper clips,’’ Wambaugh said, “and never met Webb.”
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“I mean, we may lose our paper clips and bottle caps, but we always have each other.”
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Not because you flung paper clips at the substitute teacher again, but because your deskmate who has been missing since this morning went home thanks to head lice.
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I hiss, then take a second to settle myself and carefully slide another paper clip into the lock.
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In another she found a pencil, along with some paper clips, rubber bands, and a tube of strawberry-scented lip gloss.
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