Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Paper \Pa"per\, n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from
   which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. ?. Cf.
   {Papyrus}.]
   1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended
      to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It
      is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous
      material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded,
      pressed, and dried.

   2. A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.

   3. A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the
      like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific
      society.

            They brought a paper to me to be signed. --Dryden.

   4. A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a
      journal; as, a daily paper.

   5. Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of
      exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount
      of his paper.

   6. Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper.
      See {Paper hangings}, below.

   7. A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a
      paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.

   8. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for
      external application; as, cantharides paper.

   Note: Paper is manufactured in sheets, the trade names of
         which, together with the regular sizes in inches, are
         shown in the following table. But paper makers vary the
         size somewhat.

Paper \Pa"per\, a.
   Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper;
   existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a
   paper army.

Paper \Pa"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Papered}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Papering}.]
   1. To cover with paper; to furnish with paper hangings; as,
      to paper a room or a house.

   2. To fold or inclose in paper.

   3. To put on paper; to make a memorandum of. [Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

paper
     adj : made of paper; "they wore paper hats at the party"

paper
     n 1: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood
          or rags or certain grasses
     2: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got
        an A on his composition" [syn: {composition}, {report}, {theme}]
     3: a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains
        news and articles and advertisements; "he read his
        newspaper at breakfast" [syn: {newspaper}]
     4: a scholarly article describing the results of observations
        or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific
        papers"
     5: medium for written communication; "the notion of an office
        running without paper is absurd"
     6: a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns
        many newspapers" [syn: {newspaper}, {newspaper publisher}]
     7: a newspaper as a physical object; "when it began to rain he
        covered his head with a newspaper" [syn: {newspaper}]

paper
     v 1: cover with paper; "paper the box"
     2: cover with wallpaper [syn: {wallpaper}]