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serre-papier

American

[sair-pap-yey, ser-pa-pyey] / ˌsɛər pæpˈjeɪ, sɛr paˈpjeɪ /

noun

cartonnier.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

serre-papiers

plural

Etymology

Origin of serre-papier

< French: literally, (it) grips (the) paper; see sear ², paper

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