letterhead

[ let-er-hed ]

noun

1. a printed heading heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.
2. a sheet of paper with such a heading. heading.

letterhead

/ ˈlɛtəˌhɛd /

noun

1. a sheet of paper printed with one's address, name, etc, for writing a letter on

Word History and Origins

Origin of letterhead¹

First recorded in 1885–90; letter ¹ + head

Example Sentences

Her name is next to Krause’s at the top of the letterhead because the message was sent on behalf of the committee.

From Washington Post

The solution to the Fox News problem, though, won’t be coming from congressional letterhead.

From Washington Post

Letterhead is actually a product spinout of a community publisher in Miami called WhereBy.

From TechCrunch

Becerra has not answered questions about the authorization letters, which bears his signature and appear on his letterhead.

From ProPublica

Becerra sent it back, copied and pasted onto county letterhead.

From ProPublica

Henceforward, all signs, stamps and official documents will bear the new letterhead.

From The Daily Beast

On some, on the letterhead, it will say, Dashiell Hammett, Knickerbocker, San Francisco, California.

From The Daily Beast

Ms Galvez caught me staring at it and handed me a permission slip on smeary Xeroxed school letterhead.

From Project Gutenberg

In the case of a printed or engraved letterhead, the written heading should consist only of the date.

From Project Gutenberg

In the business letterhead appear the name of the firm, its address, and the kind of business engaged in.

From Project Gutenberg

The letterhead may be printed, engraved, or lithographed, and it is safest done in black.

From Project Gutenberg

Let fall a drop of ink on each of several pieces of white paper, letterhead size.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• card
• note
• pad
• poster
• sheet
• stationery