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parchment
n. goatskin scroll; paper made of goatskin


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Parchment
Parchment is a thin material made from calfskinsheepskin or goatskin. Its most common use is as the pages of a bookcodex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is not tanned, but stretched, scraped, and dried under tension, creating a stiff white, yellowish or translucent animal skin. The finer qualities of parchment are called vellum. It is very reactive with changes in relative humidity and is not waterproof.
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parchment
Noun
1. a superior paper resembling sheepskin
(hypernym) paper
2. skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
(synonym) sheepskin, lambskin
(hypernym) animal skin
(hyponym) vellum


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Parchment
(n.)
The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum.
  
 
(n.)
The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
  

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Parchment

See: Writing
  

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