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|lshtext=<b>păpȳrus</b>: i, m. and f., and păpȳ-rum, i, n., = [[πάπυρος]] | |lshtext=<b>păpȳrus</b>: i, m. and f., and păpȳ-rum, i, n., = [[πάπυρος]],<br /><b>I</b> the [[paper]]-[[reed]], [[papyrus]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: papyrum [[ergo]] nascitur in palustribus Aegypti, aut quiescentibus Nili aquis ... triangulis lateribus, [[decem]] non [[amplius]] cubitorum longitudine in gracilitatem fastigatum, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71: in Euphrate, id. 13, 11, 22, § 73. Ships were made of it, id. ib.; Luc. 4, 136: in vasis papyri [[super]] aquas, Vulg. Isa. 18, 2; and sails and cordage from its [[bark]], Cels. 5, 28, 12; Col. 6, 6, 4; Pall. 3, 33; also shoes, Mart. Cap. 2, § 115; Tert. Carm. ad Sen. 22; and wicks, Veg. Vet. 2, 57; the roots were used [[instead]] of [[wood]], Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 72; and [[likewise]] for [[funeral]] piles, Mart. 10, 97, 1.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> A [[garment]] made from the [[bark]] of the [[papyrus]]: [[succinctus]] patriā papyro, Juv. 4, 24.—<br /> <b>B</b> Paper made of [[papyrus]]-[[stalk]] (cf.: [[liber]], [[charta]]), Juv. 7, 101; Cat. 35, 1; Mart. 3, 2, 4. | ||
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Revision as of 09:34, 13 August 2017
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
păpȳrus: i, m. and f., and păpȳ-rum, i, n., = πάπυρος,
I the paper-reed, papyrus.
I Lit.: papyrum ergo nascitur in palustribus Aegypti, aut quiescentibus Nili aquis ... triangulis lateribus, decem non amplius cubitorum longitudine in gracilitatem fastigatum, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 71: in Euphrate, id. 13, 11, 22, § 73. Ships were made of it, id. ib.; Luc. 4, 136: in vasis papyri super aquas, Vulg. Isa. 18, 2; and sails and cordage from its bark, Cels. 5, 28, 12; Col. 6, 6, 4; Pall. 3, 33; also shoes, Mart. Cap. 2, § 115; Tert. Carm. ad Sen. 22; and wicks, Veg. Vet. 2, 57; the roots were used instead of wood, Plin. 13, 11, 22, § 72; and likewise for funeral piles, Mart. 10, 97, 1.—
II Transf.
A A garment made from the bark of the papyrus: succinctus patriā papyro, Juv. 4, 24.—
B Paper made of papyrus-stalk (cf.: liber, charta), Juv. 7, 101; Cat. 35, 1; Mart. 3, 2, 4.
