notepaper
notepaper noun: relatively small writing paper used for writing notes or letters; often provided with matching envelopes.
Noun
notepaper (usually uncountable, plural notepapers)
- Relatively small writing paper used for writing notes or letters; often provided with matching envelopes.
- I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
- An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part I, London: Collins, →ISBN
Forms of notepaper
| plural | notepapers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | note-paper |
Origin of notepaper
From note + paper.
Questions about notepaper
- What does notepaper mean?
- Notepaper means relatively small writing paper used for writing notes or letters; often provided with matching envelopes.
- What part of speech is notepaper?
- Notepaper is a noun.
- What is the plural of notepaper?
- The plural of notepaper is notepapers.
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