papern
papern adjective: made of paper.
Adjective
papern (comparative more papern, superlative most papern)
- Made of paper.
- A woodhouse is rightly a house for wood, and a woodenhouse one made of wood; a paper bag, a bag for papers, and a papern bag, one made of paper; an iron tool, one for working in iron, and an ironen tool, one of iron, and so on.1832, Sylvanus Urban (pseud. van Edward Cave.), Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle
- Put thare ta draw things out a Jan; An thit twis bit a papern wal, Zo thit tha witch cude yer et al, An, wen Jan enter'd tother dore, Cude tul min aul ha'd naw'd avaur ;— [...]1865, Nathan Hogg, Poetical Letters and a Witch Story, in the Devonshire dialect
Forms of papern
| comparative | more papern |
|---|---|
| superlative | most papern |
Origin of papern
From paper + -(e)n (“made of”).
Questions about papern
- What does papern mean?
- Papern means made of paper.
- What part of speech is papern?
- Papern is an adjective.
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