parchment

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

Noun

1. a thick smooth material made from animal skin and used for writing on

2. a manuscript made of this material

3. a stiff yellowish paper resembling parchment [Greek pergamēnē, from Pergamēnos of Pergamum (where parchment was made)]

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

parchment [ˈpɑːtʃmənt] n → parchemin m

parchment [ˈpɑːtʃmənt] n → Pergament nt

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.perkamentرَق، جِلْد للكِتابَهпергаментpergamenpergamentdas Pergamentπεργαμηνήpergaminopärgamentکاغذ پوستیpergamenttiparcheminנְיָר קְלָףचर्मपत्रpergament,poveljapergamenperkamenpergament, bókfellpergamena羊皮紙양피지(羊皮紙)pergamentaspergamentskertas kulitperkamentpergamentpergaminpergaminhopergamentпергаментpergamenpergamentpergamentpergamentกระดาษหนังparşömen (kâgıdı)羊皮紙пергаментچرمي کاغذgiấy da羊皮纸