- (countable & uncountable) Parchment is a material made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal. It is used like paper for writing. (countable) A parchment is a document made on such material.simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/parchment
parchment (countable and uncountable, plural parchments) 1. Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing. 1.1. Synonyms: bookfell, membrane, vellum 1.1. 1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate[…], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers,[…], →OCLC: … See more
- 1. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːtʃmənt/
- 2. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʰɑɹt͡ʃmənt/ See more
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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.
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WEBPARCHMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of parchment in English. parchment. noun. us / ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt / uk / ˈpɑːtʃ.mənt / Add to word list. [ U ] the …
WEBPARCHMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of parchment in English. parchment. noun. uk / ˈpɑːtʃ.mənt / us / ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt / Add to word list. [ U ] the …
WEBNoun [ change] ( countable & uncountable) Parchment is a material made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal. It is used like paper for writing. ( …
WEBSee parchment in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: parchment. Definition of parchment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. …
WEBFrom Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: History parch‧ment /ˈpɑːtʃmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun 1 [ uncountable] a material used in the past for writing on, …
WEBLook up parchment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Parchment is a thin material most often used as pages of a book or manuscript. Parchment may also refer to:
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