[ noun ] a weight used to hold down a stack of papers <noun.artifact>
paperweight \pa"per*weight`\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*w[=a]t`), n. See under {Paper}, n.
A so-called compact disc 'hide' retails for about Pounds 14.50 and a book paperweight decorated with resin dog at Pounds 45. But this includes a retailer's mark up of usually 100 per cent and VAT. Eaton has made product mistakes.
A wooden ball sits on the desk, like a paperweight.