papeterie
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French papeterie (“paper manufacture”), from papier (“paper”).
Noun
[edit]papeterie (plural papeteries)
- (dated) A case or box containing paper and writing materials.
- 1878, Helen Hunt Jackson, Saxe Holm's Stories, Second Series, Joe Hale's Red Stockings:
- That evening after all the work was done, the little kitchen in order, the lamps lighted, the big one for the great, wandering ships at sea, and the little one for the quiet, humble family at home, Tilly took out a small papeterie of dark-blue embossed leather, and, opening it with a sigh, said:—
"I 'll try to write that letter now, mother."
References
[edit]- “papeterie”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]papeterie f (plural papeteries)
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “papeterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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