paperworks

English

Etymology 1

From paper +‎ works.[1]

Noun

paperworks (plural paperworks)

  1. A factory that produces paper.
    • 1870, Reports from Commissioners, volume 40, page 276:
      […] the former claiming damage from the pollution of the water by the paperworks at Withnell; a private arrangement was made between the parties […]

Etymology 2

From paperwork +‎ -s.

Noun

paperworks

  1. plural of paperwork

References

  1. ^ “paperworks, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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