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papeterie

[pap-i-tree; Fr. pap^uh-tree]

noun, plural -teries

[-treez; Fr. -tree] .

a box for holding stationery, especially an ornamental one.

Origin:
1840–50; < French, equivalent to papet(ier) papermaker or dealer (derivative of papier paper; see -ier²) + -erie -ery

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papeterie (ˈpæpətrɪ, French papetri)

—n
	a box or case for papers and other writing materials

[C19: from French, from papetier maker of paper, from papierpaper]

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