paperweight

English

noun

Definitions

A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.

Etymology

Compound from English paper + English weight.

Origin

English

weight

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

adpaper English
artpaper English
atomweight English
backweight English
bantamweight English
birthweight English
biweight English
bobweight English
bodyweight English
clockweight English
counterweight English
cruiserweight English
curlpaper English
cwt. English
deweight English
doubleweight English
downweight English
draw weight English
e-paper English
endpaper English
featherweight English
ferropaper English
flypaper English
flyweight English
glasspaper English
heavyweight English
hundredweight English
laceweight English
letterweight English
lightweight English
makeweight English
mediumweight English
middleweight English
midweight English
minimumweight English
multiweight English
newspaper English
nonpaper English
normoweight English
notepaper English
oilpaper English
overweight English
paper English
paper clay English
paper cut English
paperback English
paperbacked English
paperbag English
paperbark English
paperboard English
paperbound English
paperboy English
paperbush English
paperchase English
papercraft English
papercrete English
papercutting English
paperer English
paperflower English
papergirl English
paperhanger English
paperhanging English
paperhood English
paperish English
paperknife English
paperless English
paperlike English
papermaker English
papermaking English
paperman English
papermouth English
papern English
paperphile English
paperphilia English
papershell English
paperware English
paperwhite English
paperwoman English
paperwork English
paperworks English
papery English
pennyweight English
photopaper English
preweight English
pseudoweight English
repaper English
reweight English
sandpaper English
spoil-paper English
sportweight English
strawweight English
summerweight English
tarpaper English
telepaper English
topweight English
underweight English
unpaper English
unweight English
upweight English
wallpaper English
wastepaper English
weight English
weightable English
weighten English
weighteth English
weightful English
weightism English
weightist English
weightless English
weightlifter English
weightlifting English
weightlike English
weightsome English
weightwise English
weighty English
welter-weight English
winterweight English
witherweight English
workpaper English
papȳrus Latin
paper Spanish, Castilian
ウエイト Japanese
ペーパー Japanese
paper Middle English
weight Middle English
pàipear Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
ဝိတ် Burmese
iphepha Zulu
peba Marshallese
iphepha Xhosa
pepa Tok Pisin
pepa Hawaiian
liphepha Swati
pepa Maori