Definition of Paphians

1. Noun. (plural of Paphian) ¹

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Definition of Paphians

1. paphian [n] - See also: paphian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paphians

paperweight
paperweights
paperwhite
paperwhites
paperwoman
paperwork
paperworks
papery
papes
papescent
papess
papesses
papeterie
papeteries
paphians
papier-mache
papier collé
papilio
papilionaceous
papiliones
papilionid
papilionides
papilionids
papilios
papilla
papilla duodeni major
papilla duodeni minor
papilla incisiva

Literary usage of Paphians

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

1. The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous by Charles Molloy Westmacott (1826)
"... Mary — Fanny — Julia — Sophia — Charlotte and Louisa — Paphians and their Paramours—Peers and Plebeians—The Bang Bantam—London Leda —Spanish Nun—Sparrow ..."

2. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"... of the Egyptians ( = Alexandrians), 14 Julus of the Paphians, 5 of the 5th month of the ... of Paphians, ..."

3. The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary: In Nine Volumes by John Leland, Thomas Hearne (1744)
"... Cyprians and Paphians. Hence in an old MS. quoted by Henry Stephens, in the Appendix ... the fourth Month of the Cyprians and Paphians is call'd ]«»«». ..."

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