papyrus

[US]/pə'paɪrəs/
[UK]/pə'paɪrəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a material similar to paper made from the pith of the papyrus plant

Phrases & Collocations

papyrus plant

Example Sentences

Woollen cloth and timber were sent to Egypt in exchange for linen or papyrus.

Real-world Examples

Books made of papyrus were unknown to the Mesopotamians.

Source: A Brief History of the World

One of the recipients was papyrus sleuth Brent Nongbri.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Perhaps I should ask her to write you a note on papyrus.

Source: English little tyrant

The fish harvest is disappearing and papyrus is not found near as before.

Source: Rivers and Life: The Nile River

Over the past century, just over 5,000 of the half-million Oxyrhynchus papyri have been published.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

The papyrus would also crack easily, but before long, the Romans had a solution.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

It could be argued that these empires were made possible by the use of official records on papyrus.

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

To their delight, they hit upon rubbish dumps in which 700 years' worth of papyrus had been discarded.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

They wrote their " hooks" on scrolls of papyrus paper.

Source: Magic Tree House

Demand for papyrus became feverish, and the price soared.

Source: The Economist Culture

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