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The earliest known use of the word paper is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for paper is from around 1341–2. paper is a borrowing from French.
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Paper: The Middle English word comes from Anglo-Norman French ‘papir’, from the Latin ‘papyrus’ meaning ‘paper reed’, which in turn comes from the Greek ‘papuros’, the word for the Cyperus papyrus plant. The verb dates from the late 16th century.
Noun: 1. material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material (papyrus is from natural plant fibres, whilst paper is manufactured from fibres whose properties have been changed by maceration) 2. wallpaper; rolls of paper to cut to size 3. newspaper...
At first glance this word is almost boring, a blank sheet, but paper applies to so many everyday things. We use it without thinking, without appreciating it, even without conserving its existence. It’s what’s on it that holds the mind and conveys mood, importance or flippancy. Emails and e-cards have replaced paper in a big way and much time is sav...
Here I sit, my desk strewn with papers, overflowing to the floor; a veritable forest. Personal documents, bank statements, house deeds, Christmas and birthday cards, all waiting to be filed, binned or added to 'pending', always the highest column. You see, I’ve just moved house. I need my desk and office in order to produce tomorrow’s best seller o...
I don’t enjoy paperwork. I look at it, make a mental note to deal with one pile at a time, then with paper thin logic I tackle something more urgent. Yes, it’s satisfying to have a clear desk. Yes, I shall feel smug when I have one. Still, here I sit, wondering whether it would be quicker and easier to shred it and have a paper-chase with my grandc...
When the desk is sorted and I can to see my floor again, I shall pick up pen and paper, well ok, keyboard and screen, and start creating. I might already have a draft copy from a night-time need to jot down my thoughts on paper. It might not be worth the paper it’s written on but I can try! You never know, my work might make the papers one day. Whe...
Archives and important information have long been recorded on paper; hand-written, typed or photocopied. Parchment from ancient times gives us a rolled up history of the world. Certificates, diplomas and qualifications are awarded on such elegant pieces of paper, often displaying italic writing, matching the importance of what they stand for. I don...
Diaries, to me, feel more personal when hand-written, hence big sheets of paper, one for each day and each should have a key. Personal thoughts that could offend others, or even be used as blackmail, need to be locked away. If you get behind in recording each day, then paper-pushing reaches another level and they all have to be stored somewhere. So...
Out of the house, despite the marvellous GPS, we still use maps as back-up. I like to know that the sat-nav is not having a nap. Essential, beautifully drawn roads and countryside on thick paper with fascinating symbols that are works of art in themselves, maps should never be left behind on any journey. Satellites aren’t fool-proof, signals leave ...
Paper money is fast disappearing. We used to have a £1 note; that’s long gone. We had paper £5 and £10 notes; they are now plastic and impossible to fold! No doubt there will soon be no paper money at all. Apparently, fewer and fewer people use cash anyway but I like my old-fashioned notes. We keep a sample of each one for posterity.
This is where the word 'paper' comes from. The people of Greece and Rome learned to do this too. The Romans wrote on parchment (made from animal skin), on waxed tablets and on wood (see Vindolanda ).
Q. Where does the term paper come from? The term paper comes from the Latin word papyrus, which in turn comes from Greek. Throughout history, mankind has used different materials as writing surfaces. First to be used were stone, wood, metals or clay. Later, more suitable materials were found, such as papyrus and parchment and finally paper.
Words of Old Norse origin have entered the English language primarily from the contact between Old Norse and Old English during colonisation of eastern and northern England. Many of these words are part of English core vocabulary, such as egg and knife .
- Manually coded English, (multiple systems)
paper: Anglo-Norman (xno) paper: English (en) Insubstantial (from the weakness of common paper). Made of paper.. Planned (from plans being drawn up on paper) (New Zealand) A university course.. (rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors.
The word "paper" is etymologically derived from papyrus, Ancient Greek for the Cyperus papyrus plant. Papyrus is a thick, paper-like material produced from the pith of the Cyperus papyrus plant which was used in ancient Egypt and other Mediterranean societies for writing long before paper was used in China.
