paperweight

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Noun

paperweight (plural paperweights)

1. A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
2. Any object for this purpose.

   John used his coffee mug as a paperweight.

3. (slang) An otherwise useless piece of equipment.

Translations

• French: presse-papiers, presse-papier
• German: Briefbeschwerer
• Italian: fermacarte
• Portuguese: pisa-papéis
• Russian: пресс-папье́
• Spanish: pisapapeles

Translations

• French: presse-papiers
• German: Briefbeschwerer
• Italian: fermacarte
• Russian: пресс-папье́
• Spanish: pisapapeles

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