A substance formed into thin sheets on which letters and figures are written or printed. Paper is made of different materials; but among us it is usually made of linen or cotton rags. A fine paper is made of silk, particularly for bank-notes, which require to be very thin.

A piece of paper.

A single sheet printed or written; as a daily paper; a weekly paper; a periodical paper; referring to essays, journals, newspapers.

Any written instrument, whether note, receipt, bill, invoice, bond, memorial, deed, and the like. The papers lie on the speaker’s table. They brought a paper to me to be signed.

A promissory note or notes or a bill of exchange; as negotiable paper.

Hangings printed or stamped; paper for covering the walls of rooms./\ .

Made of paper; consisting of paper.

Thin; slight; as a paper wall.

To cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as, to paper a room or a house.

To register.

To fold or inclose in paper.