letter paper
- noun
- /ˈlɛtər ˈpeɪpər/
- US
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papel de carta
- It isn't even my letter paper!
Examples
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She'd have to find some letter paper and send her regrets.
Fiction book (1991) -
She wrote a heartfelt message on her beautiful letter paper before mailing it to her friend.
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I believe I should stop and copy this out onto letter paper immediately, while I remember to, and then go post it while it is still on my mind.
Fiction book (1999) -
Now, Mrs Helm, you've been kind enough to identify your letter paper.
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I started making my own envelopes and decorating the letter paper.
Blog text (21) -
Pale blue letter paper.
Academic text (2010) -
My mother laughs and gets out her letter paper while my father and I settle at the other end of the kitchen table for our other routine of his recuperation.
Fiction book (1993) -
Looking at the ballpoint and the letter paper left for him by the guards when they took him back from the Interrogation Bureau, Mr. Chiu
Fiction book (1996) -
Liddy never failed to write to her two saleswomen from Europe on letter paper that bore the names of great houses, give them the latest gossip, and tell them how successful her clothes had been.
Fiction book (1990) -
He always chose elegant letter paper for his correspondence to give a personal touch.
Synonyms
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Thin material made from wood pulp used for writing, printing and wrapping
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Thin paper you use to write letters by hand
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Morphology
The meaning 'paper for writing letters' is directly and compositionally derived from 'letter' (a written message) + 'paper' (sheets for writing). This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g. 'papel de carta', 'papier à lettre') so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound letter paper comes from the simple idea of sheets of paper kept for writing a letter. People kept special paper and matching envelopes for personal 'letters', so the name now means paper meant for sending written messages.