Meanings
nounpaper work (countable and uncountable, plural paper works)
plural paper works
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of paperwork.
Yet what is all their skill, if we compare / Their paper works with thoſe which liuely are, […]
a. 1628, Sir Iohn Beaumont, [1st] Baronet, “Of the Truly Noble and Excellent Lady, the Lady Marquesse of Winchester”, in Sir Iohn Beaumont, [2nd] Baronet, editor, Bosworth-field: With a Taste of the Variety of Other Poems, […], London: […] Felix Kyngston for Henry Seile, […], →OCLC, page 1601 more example
After what Breed said was roughly two hours of paper work, he and Decominck were released pending the April 2 hearing.
1981 April 11, Philip Shehadi, “Dutch Gays Come To NY, Protest Immigration Laws”, in Gay Community News, page 1
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