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    parch·ment
    [ˈpärCHm(ə)nt]
    noun
    parchment (noun) · parchments (plural noun) · parchment paper (noun) · parchment papers (plural noun)
    1. a stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times:
      "he borrowed a quill and a piece of parchment" · "his skin stretched like old parchment over his cheeks" · "parchment rolls"
      • a manuscript written on parchment:
        "a large collection of ancient parchments"
      • a type of stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment and used for lampshades, as a writing surface, and in baking.
      • informal
        a diploma or other formal document:
        "she taught for two years till she got her parchment"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French parchemin, from a blend of late Latin pergamina ‘writing material from Pergamum’ and Parthica pellis ‘Parthian skin’ (a kind of scarlet leather).
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    Parchment - Wikipedia

    Parchment is a writing material made from specially prepared untanned skins of animals—primarily sheep, calves, and goats. It has been used as a writing medium for over two millennia. Vellum is a finer quality parchment made from the skins of young animals such as lambs and young calves. It may be called animal … See more

    Etymology and origin

    The word is derived from the Koinē Greek city name, Pergamum in Anatolia, where parchment was supposedly first developed around the second century BCE, probably as a substitute for papyrus which was then becoming less … See more

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    History

    The word parchment evolved (via the Latin pergamenum and the French parchemin) from the name of the city of Pergamon, which was a … See more

    Manufacture

    Parchment is prepared from pelt – i.e. wet, unhaired, and limed skin – by drying at ordinary temperatures under tension, most commonly on a … See more

    Jewish parchment

    The way in which parchment was processed (from hide to parchment) has undergone a tremendous evolution based on time and location. Parchment and vellum are not the … See more

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    Parchment and vellum

    Today the term parchment is often used in non-technical contexts to refer to any animal skin, particularly goat, sheep or cow, … See more

    Modern use

    Parchment (or vellum) continues to be use for ritual or legal reasons. Rabbinic literature traditionally maintains that the institution of employing parchment made of animal hides for … See more

    Treatments

    To make the parchment more aesthetically pleasing or more suitable for the scribes, special treatments were used. According to Reed there were a variety of these treatments. Rubbing See more

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