papeterie

[ pap-i-tree; French papuh-tree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural pap·e·teries [pap, -i-treez, p, a, p, uh, -, tree].

papeterie

/ papetri; ˈpæpətrɪ /

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

C19: from French, from papetier maker of paper, from papier paper

Wyverne knew the shop that Mrs. Lenox patronized for papeterie.

It was a little wooden case covered in imitation leather, with Papeterie stamped in gold upon the top.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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