paperweight
noun[C]
uk/ˈpeɪ.pə.weɪt/us/ˈpeɪ.pɚ.weɪt/asmall,heavyobjectthat is put ontopofpiecesofpapertokeepthem inposition
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paperweight
noun[C]
us/ˈpeɪ·pərˌweɪt/asmall,heavyobject, oftendecorative,placedonpaperstokeepthem together
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paperweight
He may leave it in his kitchen or use it as apaperweighton his desk.
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Sulfide paperweights have an encased cameo-like medallion or portrait plaque made from a special ceramic that is able to reproduce very fine detail.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Functional products include ashtrays, spoon holders, trivets, paperweights and salt and pepper shakers among other items.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The portrait paperweights contained pictures of ordinary people reproduced on a milk glass disk and encased within clear glass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Workmanship, design, rarity, and condition determine the value of apaperweight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the 1930s the firm started production of millefiori paperweights, characterised by shallow domes and wide bases.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They gave him a tiny pension and, as a parting gift, a tackypaperweightmade from dozens of discarded eyeglasses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Present product lines include paperweights, introduced in 1981 and immensely popular.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They were often incorporated into fine glass art paperweights.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She was especially curious by one of the objects that she noticed before - apaperweightwith a butterfly inside.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They find a glasspaperweightwith a key in the bottom, and it is holding down a piece of parchment with scrambled letters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fine glass paperweights are widely produced, collected, and appreciated as works of art and are often exhibited in museums as examples of fine glass art.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Indoors, pebbles can be used as bookends and paperweights.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The premium edition comes with a crystalpaperweight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Matchboxes, paperweights and especially tins have been decorated with the flower.
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