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paper clip
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
paper clip
(noun)
paper clip
noun
plural
paper clips
paper clip
noun
plural
paper clips
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAPER CLIP
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a piece of wire bent into flat loops that is used to hold sheets of paper together
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see
picture
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office
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