PAPETERIE


Meaning of PAPETERIE in English

/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 .