yellow parchment

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• parchment — UK [ˈpɑː(r)tʃmənt] / US [ˈpɑrtʃmənt] noun Word forms parchment : singular parchment plural parchments 1) a) [uncountable] a substance made from animal skin, used in the past for writing on b) [countable] an old document written on parchment 2)… …   English dictionary

• Parchment paper — Paper Pa per (p[=a] p[ e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr. pa pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.] 1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to be written or printed on, or to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• parchment — parch|ment [ˈpa:tʃmənt US ˈpa:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: parchemin, from Latin pergamena, from Greek, from Pergamenos of Pergamum , ancient city in Turkey] 1.) [U] a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• parchment — parch|ment [ partʃmənt ] noun 1. ) uncount a substance made from animal skin, used in the past for writing on a ) count an old document written on parchment 2. ) uncount thick pale yellow paper …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• parchment — 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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