/pap"i tree/ ; Fr. /pannpeu trddee"/ , n. , pl. papeteries /-treez/ ; Fr. /-trddee"/ .
a box for holding stationery, esp. an ornamental one.
[ 1840-50; papet ( ier ) papermaker or dealer (deriv. of papier PAPER; see -IER 2 ) + -erie -ERY ]
/pap"i tree/ ; Fr. /pannpeu trddee"/ , n. , pl. papeteries /-treez/ ; Fr. /-trddee"/ .
a box for holding stationery, esp. an ornamental one.
[ 1840-50; papet ( ier ) papermaker or dealer (deriv. of papier PAPER; see -IER 2 ) + -erie -ERY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012