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Definition of Paphians
1. paphian [n] - See also: paphian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paphians
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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