All 4 Uses of
stationery
in
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- "Then," says he, "when there, you may make acquaintances, and establish correspondences in the bookselling and stationery way."†
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- Keimer had got a better house, a shop well supply'd with stationery, plenty of new types, a number of hands, tho' none good, and seem'd to have a great deal of business.†
- This struck the rest, and we soon after had offers from one of them to supply us with stationery; but as yet we did not chuse to engage in shop business.†
- Thus being esteem'd an industrious, thriving young man, and paying duly for what I bought, the merchants who imported stationery solicited my custom; others proposed supplying me with books, and I went on swimmingly.†
Definition:
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(stationery) paper and envelopes for writing letterseditor's notes: Stationery is commonly confused with stationary; i.e., remaining still. The words are pronounced identically, so be sure to note the spelling. It might help to remember which is which, by thinking "First sit still; then write."