小こ杉すぎ

noun

small cedar

Archaic abbreviation; in modern Japanese, 小杉 is primarily a surname or place name. The literal meaning 'small cedar' is not in common use.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょに「小こ杉すぎ」とあり、小ちいさな杉すぎの木きを指さす古ふるい略りゃく語ごである。

  In old documents, 小杉 appears as an old abbreviation for a small cedar tree.

noun

thin Japanese paper (Edo-period tissue)

Historical term; an abbreviation of 小杉原. Refers to a type of thin paper used as tissue during the Edo period. Not used in modern daily life.

See also: 小杉原

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、小こ杉すぎと呼よばれる薄うすい和わ紙しが鼻はな紙がみとして使つかわれた。

  During the Edo period, a thin Japanese paper called 小杉 was used as a tissue.