![]() ![]() Paper chase is by 1856 in British English for the game of hare-and-hounds, from the bits of paper scattered as "scent" by the "hares " the slang meaning "effort to earn a diploma or college degree" is by 1932. Paper-wasp " type of wasp that builds a nest out of paper-like material" is by 1805. Paper-clip is by 1875 paper-cutter as a type of machine is by 1969. Today, just one village still makes the paper, but after a year without tourists, workers are struggling to keep their doors open. Papers, "collection of documents which establish one's identity, standing, credentials, etc.," it is attested from 1680s. Papyrus paper originated in ancient Egypt. A member of the sedge family, the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) was an integral feature of the ancient Nilotic landscape, essential to the ancient Egyptians in both the practical and symbolic realms. As "printed sheet of news" (a shortened form of newspaper ), attested by 1640s. It needs boggy soil or standing water in full sun to partial shade. In NC it is used as a container plant or annual. It grows 10-15 feet high with unusual feather duster type heads composed of thin rays and elongated bracts. As "paper for covering the walls of interiors," 1764. Papyrus is a large, emergent, aquatic perennial sedge from Africa that produces rhizomes covered in thick, black scales. Meaning "bills of exchange, paper money" is attested by 1722. Sense of "essay, dissertation on a topic" is from 1660s. Mid-14c., "material consisting of a compacted web or felting of vegetable fibers, commonly as a thin, flexible sheet for writing, printing, etc.," from Anglo-French paper, Old French papier "paper, document," and directly from Latin papyrus "paper, paper made of papyrus stalks," from Greek papyros "any plant of the paper plant genus," a loan-word of unknown origin, often said to be Egyptian (see papyrus). ![]()
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