papeterie

American  

[pap-i-tree, pap^uh-tree] / ˈpæp ɪ tri, papəˈtri /

noun

plural

papeteries

1. a box for holding stationery, especially an ornamental one.

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papeterie British  

/ ˈpæpətrɪ, papetri /

noun

1. a box or case for papers and other writing materials

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Etymology

Origin of papeterie

1840–50; < French, equivalent to papet ( ier ) papermaker or dealer (derivative of papier paper; -ier ² ) + -erie -ery

Example Sentences

China and Japan, for instance, fill their galleries to overflowing with papeterie, furniture and knickknacks, while their space in the machinery hall is principally devoted to ceramics, a few rude implements and costumed figures.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. by Various

She sat there writing and rewriting, erasing, blotting, tearing up, till the night was far spent, till she feared that the modest resources of the papeterie would be exhausted before toil came to fruition.

From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade

“Take this, child,” he said; “you are now going to a first-class place of education, and it is right that you should have a proper equipment,” and so gave her the papeterie.

From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade