parchment (noun)
1parchment — ► NOUN 1) a stiff material made from the skin of a sheep or goat, formerly used for writing on. 2) (also parchment paper) stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment. 3) informal a diploma or other formal document. ORIGIN Old French… …
2parchment paper — noun : vegetable parchment * * * a waterproof and grease resistant paper produced by treating ordinary paper with concentrated sulfuric acid. [1855 60] * * * parchment paper noun Unsized paper made tough and transparent by dipping in sulphuric… …
3parchment — noun Etymology: Middle English parchemin, from Anglo French, modification of Latin pergamena, from Greek pergamēnē, from feminine of Pergamēnos of Pergamum, from Pergamon Pergamum Date: 14th century 1. the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for… …
4parchment — noun 1》 a stiff material made from the prepared skin of a sheep or goat, formerly used as a writing surface. 2》 (also parchment paper) stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment. 3》 informal a diploma or other formal document. Origin… …
5parchment bark — noun Pittosporum • • • Main Entry: ↑parchment …
6parchment — noun a) A material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing. b) A document made on such material. Syn: vegetal parchment …
7parchment — noun Parchment is used before these nouns: ↑paper …
8parchment — noun 1 (U) a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin of a sheep or a goat 2 (U) thick yellow white writing paper, sometimes used for official documents 3 (C) a document written on this paper or material …
9parchment coffee — noun : dried but unhulled coffee beans …
10parchment worm — noun : a worm of the family Chaetopteridae * * * any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U shaped, parchmentlike tube …
