Papyrus

Papyrus
Papyrus Pa*py"rus, n.; pl. {Papyri}. [L., fr. Gr. pa`pyros. See {Paper}.] 1. (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ({Cyperus Papyrus}) of the Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick. [1913 Webster]

2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed. [1913 Webster]

3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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(Papyrus antiquorum)


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  • Papyrus — Papyrus …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • PAPYRUS — a charta differt: materies namque fuit, ex qua charta, quod circa Alexandri M. aetatem primum repertum quibusdam, fieret. Necilli chartae datum nomen, nisi cum Epistolis salutatricibus inserviret. Est enim χάρτης Graecum a χαίρειν, gaudere,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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  • papyrus — [pə pī′rəs] n. pl. papyri [pə pī′rī΄] or papyruses [ME papirus < L papyrus < Gr papyros, prob. < Coptic paparo < ? Egypt pʾ n pr ʿʾ, that of the pharaoh] 1. a tall water plant (Cyperus papyrus) of the sedge family, abundant in the… …   English World dictionary

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