paper cut

English

noun

Definitions

A wound caused by a piece of paper or any thin, sharp material which can slice through a person's skin.
Any minor harm.
(film and video editing) A text-based description of the cuts to be made in raw footage to make finished video.
A decorative ornament made by artful cutting of paper, as into silhouettes.

Etymology

Compound from English paper + English cut.

Origin

English

cut

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

adpaper English
artpaper English
becut English
buzzcut English
crosscut English
curb cut English
curlpaper English
cut English
cut autograph English
cut signature English
cut-out English
cut-through English
cutaway English
cutback English
cutbank English
cutdown English
cutgrass English
cutlet English
cutline English
cutman English
cutmark English
cutoff English
cutover English
cutpoint English
cutproof English
cutpurse English
cutround English
cutscore English
cutset English
cutsies English
cuttability English
cuttable English
cuttee English
cutter English
cutteth English
cutthroat English
cuttie English
cutting English
cutty English
cutwater English
cutwidth English
cutwork English
cutworm English
e-paper English
endpaper English
ferropaper English
flypaper English
forcut English
forecut English
forthcut English
glasspaper English
haircut English
heartcut English
highcut English
incut English
intercut English
linecut English
linocut English
longcut English
lowcut English
miscut English
newspaper English
non-cut English
noncut English
nonpaper English
notepaper English
offcut English
oilpaper English
outcut English
overcut English
paper English
paper clay English
paperback English
paperbacked English
paperbag English
paperbark English
paperboard English
paperbound English
paperboy English
paperbush English
paperchase English
papercraft English
papercrete English
papercutting English
paperer English
paperflower English
papergirl English
paperhanger English
paperhanging English
paperhood English
paperish English
paperknife English
paperless English
paperlike English
papermaker English
papermaking English
paperman English
papermouth English
papern English
paperphile English
paperphilia English
papershell English
paperware English
paperweight English
paperwhite English
paperwoman English
paperwork English
paperworks English
papery English
photopaper English
pointcut English
precut English
recut English
repaper English
roadcut English
sandpaper English
shortcut English
sidecut English
spacecut English
spoil-paper English
supercut English
tarpaper English
telepaper English
tocut English
uncut English
undercut English
unpaper English
upcut English
uppercut English
wallpaper English
wastepaper English
wavecut English
woodcut English
workpaper English
papȳrus Latin
paper Spanish, Castilian
カット Japanese
ペーパー Japanese
cutten Middle English
paper Middle English
pàipear Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
cut線 Chinese
喊卡 Chinese
iphepha Zulu
peba Marshallese
iphepha Xhosa
pepa Tok Pisin
pepa Hawaiian
liphepha Swati
pepa Maori