paper doll
Americannoun
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a paper or cardboard, usually two-dimensional, representation of the human figure, used as a child's toy.
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Usually paper dolls. a connected series of doll-like figures cut from folded paper.
Etymology
Origin of paper doll
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Print and build the Kraken mascot paper doll here.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
The two-level store sells more than just reading material: Pick up a Frida Kahlo paper doll, backpack by Sweden’s Fjallraven Kanken or dachshund-print notecards.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 10, 2019
Rather, the Katerina of Jay’s memory is a shell of a muse: a paper doll with “thick pouty lips like cherry pie” whose history is summed up in a mere paragraph or two.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
Besides the oddness of a group of men singing about wanting a paper doll, one line refers to “flirty, flirty guys, with their flirty eyes.”
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2018
The Veronica Lake book is paper doll cutouts, with Veronica Lake in her bathing suit and dozens of outfits you can stick onto her with tabs that fold around her neck.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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