parchment

Word family verbparchmentizeadjectiveparchmentynounparchment

Related topics: History

parch·ment /ˈpɑːtʃmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun

1. [uncountableU]SHWRITE a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin of a sheep or a goat 〔古时写字用的〕羊皮纸

2. [uncountableU]PGRECORD thick yellow-white writing paper, sometimes used for official documents 〔有时用于书写正式文件的〕仿羊皮纸

3. [countableC]PGRECORD a document written on parchment 羊皮纸文件；仿羊皮纸文件

Examples from the Corpus

parchment• So we put together a parchment scroll of information on various last names-we did it for about a dozen names.• Where can I get parchment paper?• They can see and handle parchment and paper.• He undid the top and drew out a thick, yellowing roll of parchment.• Some were open to reveal rolls of parchment spilling out on to the floor.• Corbett crumpled the parchment into a ball and threw it angrily at the wall.• A moth thudded into the parchment lampshade and blundered round, trying to escape.• The clerks studied the parchment curiously.

Origin parchment

(1200-1300) Old French parchemin, from Latin pergamena, from Greek, from Pergamenos “of Pergamum”, ancient city in Turkey

词汇	parchment
释义	parchment Word family verbparchmentizeadjectiveparchmentynounparchment Related topics: History parch·ment /ˈpɑːtʃmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun 1. [uncountableU]SHWRITE a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin of a sheep or a goat 〔古时写字用的〕羊皮纸 2. [uncountableU]PGRECORD thick yellow-white writing paper, sometimes used for official documents 〔有时用于书写正式文件的〕仿羊皮纸 3. [countableC]PGRECORD a document written on parchment 羊皮纸文件；仿羊皮纸文件 Examples from the Corpus parchment• So we put together a parchment scroll of information on various last names-we did it for about a dozen names.• Where can I get parchment paper?• They can see and handle parchment and paper.• He undid the top and drew out a thick, yellowing roll of parchment.• Some were open to reveal rolls of parchment spilling out on to the floor.• Corbett crumpled the parchment into a ball and threw it angrily at the wall.• A moth thudded into the parchment lampshade and blundered round, trying to escape.• The clerks studied the parchment curiously. Origin parchment (1200-1300) Old French parchemin, from Latin pergamena, from Greek, from Pergamenos “of Pergamum”, ancient city in Turkey
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