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parchment

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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.

[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).]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parchmentparchment - 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
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] Npergamino m

parchment [ˈpɑːrtʃmənt] nparchemin m

parchment
nPergament nt

parchment [ˈpɑːtʃmənt] npergamena
parchment [ˈpɑːtʃmənt] npergamena

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


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The last fold displayed a strip of blank parchment with little wafers stuck on it at certain places.
Presently I took a candle, and seating myself at the other end of the room, proceeded to scrutinize the parchment more closely.
"His Majesty has deigned to address you, sirrah," he said, withdrawing a parchment from his breast.
 
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