papyrine
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English
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Etymology 1
From Latin papȳrīnus, from papȳrus + -īnus (“forming adjectives”), equivalent to papyrus + -ine. Cf. Ancient Greek πᾰπῡ́ρῐνος (papū́rinos).
Adjective
papyrine (comparative more papyrine, superlative most papyrine)
- (obsolete) Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper.
- (obsolete) Synonym of papyraceous, of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
Etymology 2
From French papyrine, from Latin papȳrus + French -ine.
Noun
papyrine (uncountable)
- (chiefly historical) A kind of parchment made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.
References
- “papyrine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present: “French papyrin, from Latin papyrus + French -in”
- “papyrine, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022. - “† papyrine, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2019.
