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(Encyclopedia) paper, thin, flat sheet or tissue made usually from plant fiber but also from rags and other fibrous materials. It is used principally for printing and writing on but has many other…The Federalist Papers: The Federalist Papers
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayThe Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers were a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between…commercial paper
(Encyclopedia) commercial paper, type of short-term negotiable instrument, usually an unsecured promissory note, that calls for the payment of money at a specified date. Because it is not backed by…paper birch
(Encyclopedia) paper birch: see birch.paper nautilus
(Encyclopedia) paper nautilus or argonaut, pelagic, surface-dwelling cephalopod mollusk of the genus Argonauta. Like the closely related octopus, the paper nautilus has a rounded body, eight…Brewer's: Paper
So called from the papyrus or Egyptian reed used at one time for the manufacture of a writing material. Bryan Donkin, in 1803, perfected a machine for making a sheet of paper to any…The Federalist Papers
Contents Federalist No. 1 Federalist No. 2 Federalist No. 3 Federalist No. 4 Federalist No. 5 Federalist No. 6 Federalist No. 7 Federalist No. 8 Federalist No. 9 Federalist No. 10 Federalist…rice-paper plant
(Encyclopedia) rice-paper plant: see ginseng.Brewer's: Stepney Papers
A voluminous collection of political letters between Mr. Stepney, the British minister, and our ambassadors at various European courts, the Duke of Marlborough, and other public characters…Brewer's: Jesus Paper
Paper of very large size, chiefly used for engravings. Originally it was stamped with the initials I.H.S. (q.v.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JetJesuit…Trending
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