单词 | paper worm |
释义 | > as lemmaspaper worm ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > reader > [noun] > one devoted to reading bookworm1580 helluo librorum1635 paper worm1646 reading machine1809 bibliophagist1881 1646 M. Nedham Independencie no Schisme To Rdr. sig. A2v Have a little patience; for I must needs throw away some Ink upon this Paper-worme, this great benefactor to the Magazine of waste paper. 1650 Mercurius Politicus No. 7. 100 In my opinion, next to Wil. Pryn, and the Mercurial Pamphleters, this old Doctor is one of the greatest Paper-worms that ever crept into a Closet, or a Library. 1812 I. D'Israeli Calamities of Authors II. 110 Prynne..proved himself to be one of the greatest paper worms which ever crept into old books and mouldy records.] < as lemmas |
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