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parch·ment  (pärchmnt)

n.

1. The skin of a sheep or goat prepared as a material on which to write or paint.

2. A written text or drawing on a sheet of this material.

3. Paper made in imitation of this material.

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[Middle English parchemin, parchement (influenced by Medieval Latin pergamentum), from Old French parchemin, from Late Latin pergamna, variant of Latin pergamna, from feminine of Pergamnus, of Pergamum, from Greek Pergamnos, after Pergamon (Pergamum).]

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parchment [ˈpɑːtʃmənt]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the skin of certain animals, such as sheep, treated to form a durable material, as for bookbinding, or (esp formerly) manuscripts

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a manuscript, bookbinding, etc., made of or resembling this material

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a type of stiff yellowish paper resembling parchment

[from Old French parchemin, via Latin from Greek pergamēnē, from Pergamēnos of Pergamum (where parchment was made); the form of Old French parchemin was influenced by parche leather, from Latin Parthica (pellis) Parthian (leather)]

parchmenty  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	parchment - a superior paper resembling sheepskin paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
	2.	parchment - skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on lambskin, sheepskin animal skin - the outer covering of an animal vellum - fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb

Translations

parchment [ˈpɑːtʃmənt] N → pergamino m

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parchment [ˈpɑː^rtʃmənt] n → parchemin m

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parchment

n → Pergament nt

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parchment [ˈpɑːtʃmənt] n → pergamena

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parchment

n parchment [ˈpaːtʃmənt]

a (piece of a) material used for writing on, made from animal skin Medieval men often wrote on parchment. perkament رَق، جِلْد للكِتابَه пергамент pergamen pergament das Pergament περγαμηνή pergamino pärgament کاغذ پوستی pergamentti parchemin נְיָר קְלָף चर्मपत्र pergament,povelja pergamen perkamen pergament, bókfell pergamena 羊皮紙 양피지(羊皮纸) pergamentas pergaments kertas kulit perkament pergament pergamin pergaminho pergament пергамент pergamen pergament pergament pergament กระดาษหนัง parşömen (kâgıdı) 羊皮紙 пергамент چرمي کاغذ giấy da 羊皮纸