notepaper

[ noht-pey-per ]
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noun
  1. writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 centimeters) in size.

Origin of notepaper

1
First recorded in 1840–50; note + paper

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How to use notepaper in a sentence

  • And as he said this he rose, screwed up the sheet of thin note-paper, and tossed it into the waste-paper basket.

    The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
  • She selected a sheet of lemon-colored note paper, and wrote a message, hurriedly, in pencil.

    Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater
  • The desk was brought, but it was found to be already unlocked, and Russell looked at some of the note-paper which it contained.

    Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. Farrar
  • Even the oldest lady, I presume, might very reasonably perfume her note-paper with cinnamon roses.

    Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
  • He got some note-paper with a little silver M. on a blue lozenge on it and wrote another note.

    The Romance of His Life | Mary Cholmondeley

British Dictionary definitions for notepaper

notepaper

/ (ˈnəʊtˌpeɪpə) /


noun
  1. paper for writing letters; writing paper

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