Definition of Piece of paper

1. Noun. Paper used for writing or printing.

Exact synonyms: Sheet, Sheet Of Paper
Specialized synonyms: Slip, Slip Of Paper, Signature, Folio, Leaf, Tear Sheet, Foolscap, Style Sheet, Worksheet, Revenue Stamp, Stamp
Generic synonyms: Paper

Definition of Piece of paper

1. Noun. A single sheet or scrap of paper. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Piece Of Paper

piece goods
piece of cake
piece of cloth
piece of clothing
piece of eight
piece of furniture
piece of ground
piece of land
piece of leather
piece of material
piece of music
piece of one
piece of tail
piece of work
piece of writing
piece out
piece rate
piece together
piece work
pieced
pieceless
piecemealed
piecen

Literary usage of Piece of paper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1860)
"For Every Skin or Piece of Vellum or Parchment, Sheet or Piece of Paper, upon which any Bill of Lading, or Receipt for money, or any kind of Wares or ..."

2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1887)
"BY HE WHEN I was a boy and lived in England, a young friend taught me to make a little boat out of a piece of paper, which for ingenuity and completeness is ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by United States Supreme Court, Walter Malins Rose, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, LEXIS Law Publishing (1901)
"In August 1871, there was added to the tax paid stamp a piece of paper, which was pasted by its edges upon the back thereof, as shown in Complainant's ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... at and then pressed on a piece of paper, the ink fees •-: block will be transferred at once to the paper, ..."

5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"... with a piece of paper pinned on his breast, marked " Robert J. Simpson, Company I, First Virginia Light Infantry." ANOTHER ACCOUNT. ..."

6. A History of the American People by Woodrow Wilson (1917)
"For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, on which shall be engrossed, written, or printed letters of mart or commission ..."

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