单词	papyrus
释义	papyrus noun pa·​py·​rus pə-ˈpī-rəs  plural papyri pə-ˈpī-(ˌ)rē  -rī or papyruses 1 : a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley 2 : the pith of the papyrus plant especially when made into strips and pressed into a material to write on 3 a : a writing on papyrus b : a written scroll made of papyrus He discovered a papyrus in the ruins. Illustration of papyrus papyrus 1 Example Sentences an ancient text written on papyrus He discovered a papyrus in the ruins. Recent Examples on the Web The unidentified Montana man inherited the papyrus after his mother's death. Ilan Ben Zion, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 The very first examples were drawn on papyrus; the leaves were formed into layers for a base and dried in preparation for the writings. Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 30 June 2022 The papyrus may contain verses from the Book of the Dead, which contains spells to help a dead person on their journey to the afterlife. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 31 May 2022 This complex scent wears beautifully with a strong base of North African papyrus and musk. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022 That effect comes courtesy of white birch, lush ivy, wild fig, rhubarb, violet leaves, papyrus, incense and black tea. Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 Obbink is said to have availed himself of that privilege sometime around 2012, when he is reported to have displayed in his rooms a papyrus fragment with handwritten text from the Gospel of Mark that he was later accused of selling to Hobby Lobby. New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021 Club-rush tubers, an aquatic plant of the family of papyrus (Cyperaceae), was frequently present in the archaeobotanical assemblage from Shubayqa 1. Tobias Richter, Scientific American, 16 Aug. 2021 These two segments were previously housed in private collections, and the whereabouts of several other sections of the papyrus remain unknown, according to the statement. Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin — more at paper First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition papyrus noun pa·​py·​rus pə-ˈpī-rəs  plural papyruses or papyri -rē, -ˌrī 1 : a tall African plant related to the grasses that grows especially in Egypt 2 : a material like paper used by ancient people to write on
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