stationery

[stey-shuh-ner-ee] /ˈsteɪ ʃəˌnɛr i/

noun

writing paper.

writing materials, as pens, pencils, paper, and envelopes.

Origin

1670-80; stationer + -y³

Can be confused

stationary, stationery.

Examples from the web for stationery

Those who continue to publish would be given a small office, a computer, and letterhead stationery.
So, let's make some progress in stopping food poisoning and then later pick out the new stationery.
Your immediate neighbor is in the stationery business, and he feels gloomy about his prospects, less so about yours.
There's a note on the dresser, scrawled on hotel stationery with a dried-up hotel ball-point.
His father, trained as a bookbinder, ran a store selling stationery and notions.
Dan, the letterhead of your stationery carries the motto of your university: pax et lux.
For a flagging stationery industry, calling cards--essentially nonbusiness business cards--have brought a welcome dose of energy.
She sometimes puts lined paper beneath her stationery to keep her lines even.
There is also a gift shop on site where you can pick up souvenirs such as postcards and stationery.
Please do not use stationery with a decorative background, as it makes the type difficult to read.

British Dictionary definitions for stationery

stationery

/ˈsteɪʃənərɪ/

noun

any writing materials, such as paper, envelopes, pens, ink, rulers, etc

stationary

Word Origin and History for stationery

1727, from stationery wares (c.1680) "articles sold by a stationer," from stationer "seller of books and paper" (q.v.). Roving peddlers were more common in the Middle Ages; sellers with a fixed location were often bookshops licensed by universities. The Company of Stationers, one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, was founded 1556.