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The Clue

Ancient scrolls (6 letter answer)

The Answer

PAPYRI

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Notes

The answer PAPYRI is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.

Related Clues

Scrolls
Ancient manuscripts
Ancient writings
Certain sedges
Some ancient scrolls
Some ancient writings
Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Definition

PAPYRUS as a noun:

1. paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans
2. (papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus) = tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
3. a document written on papyrus