papyr
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English
Etymology
Noun
papyr (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of papyrus.
- 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “ The Iland Taprobane.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. , 1st tome, London: Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 129:
- But afterwards, for that the boates and veſſels uſed upon this ſea in the paſſage thither, were made and wound of papyr reeds like thoſe of the river Nilus, […]
References
- “† papyr, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2020.
Middle English
Noun
papyr
- Alternative form of paper