paper dolln.
/ˌpeɪpə ˈdɒl/, U.S. /ˌpeɪpər ˈdɑl/ A piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human figure. to make like a paper doll, and cut out (U.S. slang): to leave; cf. paper-doll v.
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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > [noun] > other dolls
aglet babya1616
Flanders baby1782
wax doll1786
Flanders doll1801
paper doll1843
golliwog1895
Jumeau1897
voodoo doll1906
kewpie1909
Barbie1959
Barbie doll1961
Gonk1964
Ookpik1964
Action Man1966
kachina doll1968
1843 Southern Literary Messenger 9 674/1 He has..seen all the maidens in our vicinity, far and near, and they all pass before him like so many paper dolls.
1872 E. Fawcett Short Poems for Short People 94 Here, Susie, take my paper-dolls, My Rollo books, my games; I'm getting old enough to make An end of trivial aims.
1903 H. Keller Story of my Life i. ii. 12 Two little children..were busy cutting out paper dolls.
1968 Current Slang (Univ. S. Dakota) 3 ii. 34 Make like a paper doll, and cut out, to leave.
1999 New Yorker 27 Dec. 20/2 The back gallery includes delightful paper dolls Mackie made as a child, but the real showstopper is a video-montage of the costume in action.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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