papyrus — meaning in English

English meaning

• papyrus noun A tall reed-like plant that grows along the Nile, once used to make an early writing material.
• scroll noun A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.

Senses

papyrus is used for these senses in English:

• scroll A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
• scroll (architectural element) An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.

papyrus — full definition

1. noun A tall reed-like plant that grows along the Nile, once used to make an early writing material.
2. noun A paper-like writing material made from this plant, or an ancient document written on it.

scroll — full definition

1. noun A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.
2. verb To move text or images on a screen up, down, or sideways to view more content.
3. verb (informal) To browse social media aimlessly for long stretches of time.

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