Talk:paper

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Adjective

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Adjective senses seem suspect. Mglovesfun (talk) 11:55, 31 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

I think the latter one is OK (paper tiger, gangster). The former may be an attributive use (paper bag). ---> Tooironic (talk) 12:15, 31 October 2012 (UTC)Reply
Then again, maybe they should all have separate entries, I dunno. ---> Tooironic (talk) 12:16, 31 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

Other uses of paper

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Paper can also be used to mean something other than for use in writing or packing, such as a DNA testing kit that uses "White Collection Paper" to take the sample. 174.124.148.229 12:04, 7 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Done Done Changed to "typically used". Equinox 09:52, 11 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Missing finance noun sense?

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    • 1983, Marcia L. Stigum, ‎Rene O. Branch, Managing bank assets and liabilities
      If a customer wants $1 million of General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) paper, the bank carries out the transaction between the customer and GMAC and safekeeps the paper for the customer until it matures.

Equinox 09:52, 29 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

paper-washing

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Defined in Chambers 1908 as water in which photographic prints have been washed. Equinox 11:44, 16 May 2020 (UTC)Reply