paper doll

noun

a paper or cardboard, usually two-dimensional, representation of the human figure, used as a child's toy.
Usually paper dolls. a connected series of doll-like figures cut from folded paper.

Origin of paper doll

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby paper doll

paper birch, paper chase, paper chromatography, paper clip, paper cutter, paper doll, paper filigree, paper gold, paper knife, paper match, paper mill worker's disease

Example sentences from the Web for paper doll

  • Jink, here, has a theory that it's some escapee from the paper-doll factory, with a machete.

    Police Operation |H. Beam Piper

  • While Arthur looked them over, she turned to replace a paper-doll which she had knocked down.

    Maida's Little Shop |Inez Haynes Irwin

  • I nearly went over that time—I had a paper-doll once, named Taglioni.

    Hildegarde's Holiday |Laura E. Richards

  • As if in answer to his question, a wrinkled old lady came to the window to take a paper-doll from the dusty display there.

    Maida's Little Shop |Inez Haynes Irwin