Definition of papyrus in English:

papyrus

nounPlural papyri, Plural papyruses pəˈpʌɪrəspəˈpaɪrəs

1mass noun A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making articles such as rope.
the text was preserved, probably on papyrus
as modifier a papyrus scroll
Example sentencesExamples
- The ancient Egyptians either engraved the hieroglyphs in the stonework of their temples or painted them on the walls of the burial chamber or inscribed them with a reed pen on rolls of papyrus, the antecedent of our paper.
- The ramps were built out of clay, wood and papyrus.
- Documents written on papyri were found in some pyramid temples, especially at Abusir.
- He noted down on a papyrus or an ostraka a full record of the grain measured so that a definite tax liability could be determined.
- The documents of the early medieval period in Italy take the following shape: no more than about fifty documents survive from the sixth and seventh centuries, nearly all on papyrus, and nearly all from Ravenna.
1. 1.1count noun A document written on papyrus.
  a remarkable papyrus recently acquired by the British Museum
  Example sentencesExamples
  A papyrus from Ancient Egypt cites juniper berries as an ingredient for a medicine to treat tape worms and juniper is still widely used by the pharmaceutical industry today.
  The dates are calculated from ancient lists, especially the Turin royal papyrus, and from various other sources.
  The Anonymus Londinensis papyrus points to an ancient confusion about the historical Hippocrates' pathological doctrines.
  The papyri contain remarkable information written by Philodemus describing the arguments of his teacher Zeno with the Stoics.
  One of the oldest surviving mathematical writings is the Rhind papyrus, named after the Scottish Egyptologist A Henry Rhind who purchased it in Luxor in 1858.
2The tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley.
Cyperus papyrus, family Cyperaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- We had beached along a spot in the Nile heavy with papyri, a small tributary.
- His first design was created in a low bowl with fatsia leaves, Scots pine, oak leaves, strelitzia leaves and papyrus, then three large alliums and Singapore orchids were placed with skeletonised tenax leaves and some moss.
- Around 3000 B.C., the Egyptians developed a writing material using papyrus, the plant for which paper is named.
- Set the lily at the bottom of the container; the papyrus and forget-me-not should be positioned on stacked bricks so that their crowns are two-to-four inches below the water's surface.
- Some farmers cleared papyrus from the lower wetlands to cultivate rice, not realising that by releasing an oil on the water's surface, the papyrus had acted as a barrier against certain mosquitoes.

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek papuros. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century.

Rhymes

Cyrus, Epirus, virus

Definition of papyrus in US English:

papyrus

nounpəˈpaɪrəspəˈpīrəs

1A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats.
the text was preserved, probably on papyrus
as modifier a papyrus scroll
Example sentencesExamples
- The ancient Egyptians either engraved the hieroglyphs in the stonework of their temples or painted them on the walls of the burial chamber or inscribed them with a reed pen on rolls of papyrus, the antecedent of our paper.
- The ramps were built out of clay, wood and papyrus.
- Documents written on papyri were found in some pyramid temples, especially at Abusir.
- He noted down on a papyrus or an ostraka a full record of the grain measured so that a definite tax liability could be determined.
- The documents of the early medieval period in Italy take the following shape: no more than about fifty documents survive from the sixth and seventh centuries, nearly all on papyrus, and nearly all from Ravenna.
1. 1.1 A document written on papyrus.
  a remarkable papyrus recently acquired by the British Museum
  Example sentencesExamples
  The papyri contain remarkable information written by Philodemus describing the arguments of his teacher Zeno with the Stoics.
  One of the oldest surviving mathematical writings is the Rhind papyrus, named after the Scottish Egyptologist A Henry Rhind who purchased it in Luxor in 1858.
  A papyrus from Ancient Egypt cites juniper berries as an ingredient for a medicine to treat tape worms and juniper is still widely used by the pharmaceutical industry today.
  The dates are calculated from ancient lists, especially the Turin royal papyrus, and from various other sources.
  The Anonymus Londinensis papyrus points to an ancient confusion about the historical Hippocrates' pathological doctrines.
2The tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley.
Cyperus papyrus, family Cyperaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- We had beached along a spot in the Nile heavy with papyri, a small tributary.
- Some farmers cleared papyrus from the lower wetlands to cultivate rice, not realising that by releasing an oil on the water's surface, the papyrus had acted as a barrier against certain mosquitoes.
- Around 3000 B.C., the Egyptians developed a writing material using papyrus, the plant for which paper is named.
- His first design was created in a low bowl with fatsia leaves, Scots pine, oak leaves, strelitzia leaves and papyrus, then three large alliums and Singapore orchids were placed with skeletonised tenax leaves and some moss.
- Set the lily at the bottom of the container; the papyrus and forget-me-not should be positioned on stacked bricks so that their crowns are two-to-four inches below the water's surface.

Origin

Late Middle English (in papyrus (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek papuros. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century.

单词	papyrus
释义	Definition of papyrus in English: papyrus nounPlural papyri, Plural papyruses pəˈpʌɪrəspəˈpaɪrəs 1mass noun A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making articles such as rope. the text was preserved, probably on papyrus as modifier a papyrus scroll Example sentencesExamples The ancient Egyptians either engraved the hieroglyphs in the stonework of their temples or painted them on the walls of the burial chamber or inscribed them with a reed pen on rolls of papyrus, the antecedent of our paper. The ramps were built out of clay, wood and papyrus. Documents written on papyri were found in some pyramid temples, especially at Abusir. He noted down on a papyrus or an ostraka a full record of the grain measured so that a definite tax liability could be determined. The documents of the early medieval period in Italy take the following shape: no more than about fifty documents survive from the sixth and seventh centuries, nearly all on papyrus, and nearly all from Ravenna. 1.1count noun A document written on papyrus. a remarkable papyrus recently acquired by the British Museum Example sentencesExamples A papyrus from Ancient Egypt cites juniper berries as an ingredient for a medicine to treat tape worms and juniper is still widely used by the pharmaceutical industry today. The dates are calculated from ancient lists, especially the Turin royal papyrus, and from various other sources. The Anonymus Londinensis papyrus points to an ancient confusion about the historical Hippocrates' pathological doctrines. The papyri contain remarkable information written by Philodemus describing the arguments of his teacher Zeno with the Stoics. One of the oldest surviving mathematical writings is the Rhind papyrus, named after the Scottish Egyptologist A Henry Rhind who purchased it in Luxor in 1858. 2The tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley. Cyperus papyrus, family Cyperaceae Example sentencesExamples We had beached along a spot in the Nile heavy with papyri, a small tributary. His first design was created in a low bowl with fatsia leaves, Scots pine, oak leaves, strelitzia leaves and papyrus, then three large alliums and Singapore orchids were placed with skeletonised tenax leaves and some moss. Around 3000 B.C., the Egyptians developed a writing material using papyrus, the plant for which paper is named. Set the lily at the bottom of the container; the papyrus and forget-me-not should be positioned on stacked bricks so that their crowns are two-to-four inches below the water's surface. Some farmers cleared papyrus from the lower wetlands to cultivate rice, not realising that by releasing an oil on the water's surface, the papyrus had acted as a barrier against certain mosquitoes. Origin Late Middle English (in sense 2): via Latin from Greek papuros. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century. Rhymes Cyrus, Epirus, virus Definition of papyrus in US English: papyrus nounpəˈpaɪrəspəˈpīrəs 1A material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats. the text was preserved, probably on papyrus as modifier a papyrus scroll Example sentencesExamples The ancient Egyptians either engraved the hieroglyphs in the stonework of their temples or painted them on the walls of the burial chamber or inscribed them with a reed pen on rolls of papyrus, the antecedent of our paper. The ramps were built out of clay, wood and papyrus. Documents written on papyri were found in some pyramid temples, especially at Abusir. He noted down on a papyrus or an ostraka a full record of the grain measured so that a definite tax liability could be determined. The documents of the early medieval period in Italy take the following shape: no more than about fifty documents survive from the sixth and seventh centuries, nearly all on papyrus, and nearly all from Ravenna. 1.1 A document written on papyrus. a remarkable papyrus recently acquired by the British Museum Example sentencesExamples The papyri contain remarkable information written by Philodemus describing the arguments of his teacher Zeno with the Stoics. One of the oldest surviving mathematical writings is the Rhind papyrus, named after the Scottish Egyptologist A Henry Rhind who purchased it in Luxor in 1858. A papyrus from Ancient Egypt cites juniper berries as an ingredient for a medicine to treat tape worms and juniper is still widely used by the pharmaceutical industry today. The dates are calculated from ancient lists, especially the Turin royal papyrus, and from various other sources. The Anonymus Londinensis papyrus points to an ancient confusion about the historical Hippocrates' pathological doctrines. 2The tall aquatic sedge from which papyrus is obtained, native to central Africa and the Nile valley. Cyperus papyrus, family Cyperaceae Example sentencesExamples We had beached along a spot in the Nile heavy with papyri, a small tributary. Some farmers cleared papyrus from the lower wetlands to cultivate rice, not realising that by releasing an oil on the water's surface, the papyrus had acted as a barrier against certain mosquitoes. Around 3000 B.C., the Egyptians developed a writing material using papyrus, the plant for which paper is named. His first design was created in a low bowl with fatsia leaves, Scots pine, oak leaves, strelitzia leaves and papyrus, then three large alliums and Singapore orchids were placed with skeletonised tenax leaves and some moss. Set the lily at the bottom of the container; the papyrus and forget-me-not should be positioned on stacked bricks so that their crowns are two-to-four inches below the water's surface. Origin Late Middle English (in papyrus (sense 2)): via Latin from Greek papuros. Sense 1 dates from the early 18th century.
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