page (n.)

  1. one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

  2. English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962)

    [ Syn: page , sir frederick handley page ]

  3. United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)

    [ Syn: page , thomas nelson page ]

  4. a boy who is employed to run errands

    [ Syn: pageboy ]

  5. a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings

  6. in medieval times a youth acting as a knights attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood

    [ Syn: varlet ]

    page (v.)

  1. contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system

  2. work as a page; He is paging in Congress this summer'

  3. number the pages of a book or manuscript

    [ Syn: foliate , paginate ]

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