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paperweight

[ pey-per-weyt ]

noun

  1. a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.


paperweight

/ ˈɪəˌɱɪ /

noun

  1. a small heavy object placed on loose papers to prevent them from scattering
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of paperweight1

First recorded in 1855–60; paper + weight
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When McVay addressed his team earlier this week, he displayed a paperweight emblazoned with the phrase “Built For This.”

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So Friday morning, coach Sean McVay arrived at the team’s Woodland Hills facility with a message inscribed in black letters on a paperweight:

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Ms Maguire said it reached crisis point with an incident when the boy threw a heavy paperweight at her head.

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Bags of rice and barley from past quality inspections act as paperweights for stacks of files and manuals.

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There are exhibits on geology, the environment, art, various artifacts from the Civil War, paperweights, antique cameras and even a miniature Samoan village.

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