paperworkn.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪpəwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpərˌwərk/

Forms: see paper n. and adj. and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., work n.

Etymology: < paper n. + work n.

1. Structural or decorative work in paper; (also) a design or structure made of paper; a literary work.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun]

i-writeOE

bookOE

writOE

workOE

pagine?c1225

lettrurec1330

dite1340

inditing1340

writing1340

scripta1350

dittya1387

stylea1400

scriptiona1425

framec1475

invention1484

piece1533

ditement1556

paperwork1577

composition1603

confection1605

composure?1606

page?1606

the written word1619

performance1665

literature1852

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > paper-making > [noun] > product of

paperwork1577

watermarking1926

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. iii. xv. f. 114/1 in R. Holinshed Chron. I Buylding with stone [is] so commonly taken vp that amongest noble men & gentlemen the timber frames are supposed to be not much better then paper worke.

1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered ix. 32 Euery later paperwork of yours is but a Tautology of the former.

1629 J. Beaumont Bosworth-field 160 Yet what is all their skill, if we compare Their paper works with those which liuely are.

1659 G. Wither Salt upon Salt in Misc. Wks. (1872–7) 51 Observe you not, what foolish Prophesies We take up? how, of Fictions and of Lies We make us Refuges, as heretofore They did, whose Paper-Works, we down have tore?

1770 N.Y. Gaz. & Weekly Mercury 16 Apr. Said Andrews makes and sells all kinds of Paper Work in the neatest Manner, as Hat, Patch, and Bonnet Boxes.

1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross vii. 65 I've never yet found money good to get. So long as it consists of pen, ink, and paper work, it comes in like the hocean.

1999 Catal. U.K. Fine Press Bk. Fair Oxf. 13–14 Nov. 18 Having practised as a sculptor and ceramicist for many years, I became more and more interested in paperworks and artist's books.

2. The written work of a student in a class or examination. Now rare.

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society > education > learning > study > [noun] > written work

paperwork1845

society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > written work of student

paperwork1845

1845 J. Pycroft Collegian's Guide xi. 279 One day more ended the paper-work, as it was very commonly called... All that remained was an examination in divinity vivâ voce.

1889 W. Fraser Words on Wellington 136 I have heard it said that a vivâ voce examination is not fair upon a young man; and that, what at Oxford we call ‘paper work’ should be used for military examinations.

1898 F. Harrison in 19th Cent. Nov. 802 Books are tested, precisely like an undergraduate's paper-work.

1977 Early Music 5 368/1 Pupils..encouraged to extemporize their own embellishments during classes, as an alternative..to the silent lessons in ‘paper-work’ that are still compulsory in examinations.

3. Routine administrative or clerical work involving written documents, such as forms, letters, invoices, etc.

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society > communication > record > written record > [noun] > action of recording in writing

recordationa1500

entrance1588

reportinga1626

calendaring1671

entry1712

recordal1822

committal1833

chalking1849

paperwork1861

chronicling1863

overbooking1902

rapportage1903

notarization1930

1861 Blackwood’s Edinb. Mag. Mar. 265/2 The amount of public correspondence is immense. But this paperwork is but a small part of the duty which he discharges to the State.

1899 T. Roosevelt Rough Riders vi. 223 There was a great deal of paper-work to be done; but as I still had charge of the brigade only a little of it fell on my shoulders.

1917 R. Kipling Let. in C. E. Carrington Rudyard Kipling (1955) xvii. 445 Both sides groan together over the enormous amount of unnecessary paper-work.

1958 I. Murdoch Bell viii. 120 Time was badly needed to catch up on the paper work of the previous week.

1961 C. H. Douglas-Todd Pop. Whippet iii. 37 It [sc. the kennel-building] must incorporate the feed-house..and the room..where all the ‘paper work’..may be carried out.

1977 New Yorker 8 Aug. 68/3 (advt.) We do the paperwork, you do the legwork.

2002 Fine Woodworking Mar. 67/3 A place to store and organize paperwork, such as bills, letters and stamps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paperwork
释义	paperworkn. Brit. /ˈpeɪpəwəːk/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərˌwərk/ Forms: see paper n. and adj. and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., work n. Etymology: < paper n. + work n. 1. Structural or decorative work in paper; (also) a design or structure made of paper; a literary work. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] i-writeOE bookOE writOE workOE pagine?c1225 lettrurec1330 dite1340 inditing1340 writing1340 scripta1350 dittya1387 stylea1400 scriptiona1425 framec1475 invention1484 piece1533 ditement1556 paperwork1577 composition1603 confection1605 composure?1606 page?1606 the written word1619 performance1665 literature1852 society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > paper-making > [noun] > product of paperwork1577 watermarking1926 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. iii. xv. f. 114/1 in R. Holinshed Chron. I Buylding with stone [is] so commonly taken vp that amongest noble men & gentlemen the timber frames are supposed to be not much better then paper worke. 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered ix. 32 Euery later paperwork of yours is but a Tautology of the former. 1629 J. Beaumont Bosworth-field 160 Yet what is all their skill, if we compare Their paper works with those which liuely are. 1659 G. Wither Salt upon Salt in Misc. Wks. (1872–7) 51 Observe you not, what foolish Prophesies We take up? how, of Fictions and of Lies We make us Refuges, as heretofore They did, whose Paper-Works, we down have tore? 1770 N.Y. Gaz. & Weekly Mercury 16 Apr. Said Andrews makes and sells all kinds of Paper Work in the neatest Manner, as Hat, Patch, and Bonnet Boxes. 1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross vii. 65 I've never yet found money good to get. So long as it consists of pen, ink, and paper work, it comes in like the hocean. 1999 Catal. U.K. Fine Press Bk. Fair Oxf. 13–14 Nov. 18 Having practised as a sculptor and ceramicist for many years, I became more and more interested in paperworks and artist's books. 2. The written work of a student in a class or examination. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > study > [noun] > written work paperwork1845 society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > written work of student paperwork1845 1845 J. Pycroft Collegian's Guide xi. 279 One day more ended the paper-work, as it was very commonly called... All that remained was an examination in divinity vivâ voce. 1889 W. Fraser Words on Wellington 136 I have heard it said that a vivâ voce examination is not fair upon a young man; and that, what at Oxford we call ‘paper work’ should be used for military examinations. 1898 F. Harrison in 19th Cent. Nov. 802 Books are tested, precisely like an undergraduate's paper-work. 1977 Early Music 5 368/1 Pupils..encouraged to extemporize their own embellishments during classes, as an alternative..to the silent lessons in ‘paper-work’ that are still compulsory in examinations. 3. Routine administrative or clerical work involving written documents, such as forms, letters, invoices, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > [noun] > action of recording in writing recordationa1500 entrance1588 reportinga1626 calendaring1671 entry1712 recordal1822 committal1833 chalking1849 paperwork1861 chronicling1863 overbooking1902 rapportage1903 notarization1930 1861 Blackwood’s Edinb. Mag. Mar. 265/2 The amount of public correspondence is immense. But this paperwork is but a small part of the duty which he discharges to the State. 1899 T. Roosevelt Rough Riders vi. 223 There was a great deal of paper-work to be done; but as I still had charge of the brigade only a little of it fell on my shoulders. 1917 R. Kipling Let. in C. E. Carrington Rudyard Kipling (1955) xvii. 445 Both sides groan together over the enormous amount of unnecessary paper-work. 1958 I. Murdoch Bell viii. 120 Time was badly needed to catch up on the paper work of the previous week. 1961 C. H. Douglas-Todd Pop. Whippet iii. 37 It [sc. the kennel-building] must incorporate the feed-house..and the room..where all the ‘paper work’..may be carried out. 1977 New Yorker 8 Aug. 68/3 (advt.) We do the paperwork, you do the legwork. 2002 Fine Woodworking Mar. 67/3 A place to store and organize paperwork, such as bills, letters and stamps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1577
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