Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The papyrus.
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Examples
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Would not the river Nile sooner have given over to bear the paper-reed, than they have been weary of writing their brave exploits?
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Version, without doubt denotes the celebrated paper-reed of the ancients, Papyrus antiquorum, which formerly was common in some parts of Egypt.
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The double point of comparison between the ungodly and the paper-reed is: 1. the luxuriant prosperity at first; and, 2. the sudden destruction.
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-- The paper-reed of Asia, which yielded the substances used as paper by the ancient Egyptians.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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