Definition of Papyrian

1. papyrus [adj] - See also: papyrus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papyrian

papulonecrotic tuberculid
papulonodular
papulopustular
papulopustule
papulose
papulosquamous
papulous
papulovesicle
papulovesicular
papyraceous
papyraceous scars
papyral
papyrean
papyri
papyrian (current term)
papyriform
papyrine
papyrograph
papyrographs
papyrography
papyrologies
papyrologist
papyrologists
papyrology
papyrus
papyruses
paquebot
paquebots
par

Literary usage of Papyrian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"... And charged Ike needle with the future flower : " and, /avente " N. & Q.," the alphabet, fancifully scattered over her papyrian prodigy ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1782)
"... view is next given of the primitive fources of the Roman law, as contained in the papyrian law, ..."

3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1837)
"In ortler fair arranged the volumes stand, Gay with the skill of many a modern hand ; At the expense of sinew and of bone, The fine papyrian leaves are firm ..."

4. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"The old papyrian law, authorizing fathers to kill, enslave or sell their children engendered by their female slaves, was dug out afresh. ..."

5. Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century.: Consisting by John Nichols (1828)
"... be the twelfth part of a single ass at the time it was coined; otherwise had it had the fig. 1,1 should have taken it for one of the papyrian asses ..."

6. Economica: A Statistical Manual for the United States of America by Samuel Blodget (1806)
"... fell to two ounces in the first Punic war, in the second Punic war to one ounce, and presently after it was fixed by the papyrian law to half an ounce. ..."

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