'on paper' definitions:
Definition of 'on paper'
From: WordNet
adverb
As written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper" [syn: on paper, in writing]
Definition of 'on paper'
From: GCIDE
- Paper \Pa"per\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa`pyros. Cf. Papyrus.]
- 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society. [1913 Webster]
- They brought a paper to me to be signed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a journal; as, a daily paper. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper. See Paper hangings, below. [1913 Webster]
- 7. A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 8. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application; as, cantharides paper. [1913 Webster]
- 9. pl. Documents establishing a person's identity, or status, or attesting to some right, such as the right to drive a vehicle; as, the border guard asked for his papers. [PJC]
- Note: Paper is manufactured in sheets, the trade names of which, together with the regular sizes in inches, are shown in the following table. But paper makers vary the size somewhat. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
- Note: In the manufacture of books, etc., a sheet, of whatever size originally, is termed, when folded once, a folio; folded twice, a quarto, or 4to; three times, an octavo, or 8vo; four times, a sextodecimo, or 16mo; five times, a 32mo; three times, with an offcut folded twice and set in, a duodecimo, or 12mo; four times, with an offcut folded three times and set in, a 24mo. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination, having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker; paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight, or paperweight, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Business paper, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to accommodation paper.
- Fly paper, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used for catching flies.
- Laid paper. See under Laid.
- Paper birch (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula papyracea}).
- Paper blockade, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval force.
- Paper boat (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper.
- Paper car wheel (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between two plate-iron disks. --Forney.
- Paper credit, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such as promissory notes, duebills, etc.
- Paper hanger, one who covers walls with paper hangings.
- Paper hangings, paper printed with colored figures, or otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper.
- Paper house, an audience composed of people who have come in on free passes. [Cant]
- Paper money, notes or bills, usually issued by government or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money, and circulated as the representative of coin.
- Paper mulberry. (Bot.) See under Mulberry.
- Paper muslin, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc.
- Paper nautilus. (Zool.) See Argonauta.
- Paper reed (Bot.), the papyrus.
- Paper sailor. (Zool.) See Argonauta.
- Paper stainer, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De Colange.
- Paper wasp (Zool.), any wasp which makes a nest of paperlike material, as the yellow jacket.
- Paper weight, any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise.
- on paper. (a) in writing; as, I would like to see that on paper. (b) in theory, though not necessarily in paractice. (c) in the design state; planned, but not yet put into practice.
- Parchment paper. See Papyrine.
- Tissue paper, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to protect engravings in books.
- Wall paper. Same as Paper hangings, above.
- Waste paper, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless, except for uses of little account.
- Wove paper, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not ribbed or watermarked.
- paper tiger, a person or group that appears to be powerful and dangerous but is in fact weak and ineffectual. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'on paper'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- autograph,
- autographic,
- calligraphic,
- chirographic,
- cursive,
- engrossed,
- flowing,
- graphic,
- graphoanalytic,
- graphologic,
- graphometric,
- holograph,
- holographic,
- hypothetically,
- ideally,
- in idea,
- in longhand,
- in shorthand,
- in the abstract,
- in theory,
- in writing,
- inscribed,
- italic,
- italicized,
- longhand,
- manuscript,
- penciled,
- penned,
- printed,
- running,
- scriptorial,
- scriptural,
- shorthand,
- stylographic,
- theoretically,
- written
Words containing 'on paper'
- Paper,
- paper over,
- papered,
- paperer,
- papering,
- papers,
- Blotting paper,
- Bromid paper,
- Bromide paper,
- Brown paper,
- Business paper,
- Cap paper,
- Carbon paper,
- Cartridge paper,
- Casse Paper,
- Chinese paper,
- Cloth paper,
- Commercial paper,
- Congo paper,
- Copying paper,
- Corrugated paper,
- Crown paper,
- Curcuma paper,
- Drawing paper,
- Elephant paper,
- Emery paper,
- Emperor paper,
- Enamel paper,
- Enfaced paper,
- False papers,
- Filter paper,
- Filtering paper,
- Flat paper,
- Flock paper,
- Fly paper,
- Fossil paper,
- Glass paper,
- Ice paper,
- India paper,
- Indian paper,
- Joss paper,
- Lace paper,
- Laid paper,
- Letter paper,
- Litmus paper,
- Mercantile paper,
- Metallic paper,
- Meteoric paper,
- Music paper,
- Negotiable paper,
- Note paper,
- Paper birch,
- Paper blockade,
- Paper boat,
- Paper credit,
- Paper hanger,
- Paper hangings,
- Paper house,
- Paper money,
- Paper mulberry,
- Paper muslin,
- Paper nautilus,
- Paper reed,
- Paper sailor,
- Paper stainer,
- Paper stock,
- Paper wasp,
- Paper weight,
- Parchment paper,
- Pith paper,
- Plate paper,
- Point paper,
- Pounce paper,
- Printing paper,
- Profile paper,
- Rice paper,
- Sensitive paper,
- Ship's papers,
- State paper,
- Test paper,
- Tissue paper,
- Toned paper,
- Torchon paper,
- Tracing paper,
- Transfer paper,
- Tripos paper,
- Turmeric paper,
- Unlaid paper,
- Voting paper,
- Walking papers,
- Wall paper,
- Waste paper,
- Watch paper,
- Wax paper,
- Wood paper,
- Wove paper,
- Woven paper,
- Writing paper,
- art paper,
- blueprint paper,
- bond paper,
- butcher paper,
- carborundum paper,
- cigarette paper,
- computer paper,
- construction paper,
- crepe paper,
- exam paper,
- examination paper,
- funny papers,
- graph paper,
- greaseproof paper,
- green paper,
- historical paper,
- kraft paper,
- ledger paper,
- linen paper,
- looseleaf paper,
- manifold paper,
- manila paper,
- manilla paper,
- masking paper,
- order paper,
- pad of paper,
- paper bag,
- paper boy,
- paper chain,
- paper chase,
- paper chromatography,
- paper clip,
- paper cup,
- paper currency,
- paper cutter,
- paper doll,
- paper electrophoresis,
- paper fastener,
- paper feed,
- paper flower,
- paper gold,
- paper knife,
- paper loss,
- paper mill,
- paper napkin,
- paper plant,
- paper plate,
- paper profit,
- paper profits,
- paper round,
- paper route,
- paper rush,
- paper tape,
- paper thin,
- paper tiger,
- paper towel,
- paper toweling,
- paper trail,
- paper white,
- photographic paper,
- piece of paper,
- position paper,
- rag paper,
- research paper,
- rolling paper,
- roofing paper,
- school paper,
- score paper,
- scratch paper,
- sheet of paper,
- slip of paper,
- tar paper,
- term paper,
- toilet paper,
- typewriter paper,
- typing paper,
- white paper,
- work papers,
- working papers,
- wrapping paper,
- Commercial note paper,
- Double elephant paper,
- Paper car wheel,
- Touch-paper,
- egyptian paper reed,
- egyptian paper rush,
- paper-mache,
- paper-pusher,
- pink paper daisy,
- wall-paperer,
- western paper birch,
- yellow paper daisy,
- paper-back book,
- two-name paper,
- waste-paper basket