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paperweight definition

paper·weight (pā′pər wāt′)

noun

any small, heavy object, often decorative, set on papers to keep them from being blown away or scattered

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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