papyraceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpapᵻˈreɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌpæpəˈreɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin papȳrus , -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin papȳrus papyrus n. + -aceous suffix, probably after either classical Latin papȳrāceus made from the papyrus plant or from material made from this plant, or French papyracé papery (1722 as papiracé; compare Middle French papyracee made of papyrus (1558 in Rabelais in an apparently isolated attestation)). Compare Italian papiraceo made of papyrus (1727; 1499 as papiracio in an apparently isolated attestation).

Medicine and Biology.

Of the texture or thinness of paper; papery.

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papyraceous1752

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 169 The violet-purple, papyraceous Solen... It's whole substance is not thicker than that of a sheet of tolerably thick paper.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 156/2 The scapula is..quite papyraceous in some places.

1882 T. H. Huxley in Nature 9 Mar. 437/2 This papyraceous substance has taken the place of the epidermis.

1937 Brittonia 2 305 Lamina 8–9 cm by 5–6 cm,..papyraceous, dark brown when dried.

1999 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Genetics 86 454 A mottled reticulated skin atrophy, with patchy areas of yellowish hyperpigmentation and papyraceous areas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	papyraceous
释义	papyraceousadj. Brit. /ˌpapᵻˈreɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌpæpəˈreɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin papȳrus , -aceous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin papȳrus papyrus n. + -aceous suffix, probably after either classical Latin papȳrāceus made from the papyrus plant or from material made from this plant, or French papyracé papery (1722 as papiracé; compare Middle French papyracee made of papyrus (1558 in Rabelais in an apparently isolated attestation)). Compare Italian papiraceo made of papyrus (1727; 1499 as papiracio in an apparently isolated attestation). Medicine and Biology. Of the texture or thinness of paper; papery. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > colour or texture > [adjective] > papery papyraceous1752 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 169 The violet-purple, papyraceous Solen... It's whole substance is not thicker than that of a sheet of tolerably thick paper. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 156/2 The scapula is..quite papyraceous in some places. 1882 T. H. Huxley in Nature 9 Mar. 437/2 This papyraceous substance has taken the place of the epidermis. 1937 Brittonia 2 305 Lamina 8–9 cm by 5–6 cm,..papyraceous, dark brown when dried. 1999 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Genetics 86 454 A mottled reticulated skin atrophy, with patchy areas of yellowish hyperpigmentation and papyraceous areas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1752
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