page — meaning in English

English meaning

• page noun One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or document.
• pageboy noun A boy who serves as a page.
• varlet noun A servant or attendant.

Senses

page is used for these senses in English:

• page (historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.
• page (entomology) Any one of several species of colorful South American moths of the genus Urania.
• pageboy (now, frequently, historical) A boy who serves as a page. [from 19th c.]
• swallowtail Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.
• varlet (historical) Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood.

page — full definition

1. noun One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or document.
2. noun A single screen or document viewable in a web browser.
3. verb To contact someone using a pager or public address system.

pageboy — full definition

1. noun A boy who serves as a page.
2. noun A young male attendant at a wedding, generally between five and ten years of age.
3. noun A shoulder-length hairstyle with the ends of the hair curled under.

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