Parchment - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɑːrtʃmənt|  American pronunciation of the word parchment
Brit.  |ˈpɑːtʃm(ə)nt|  British pronunciation of the word parchment

noun

- a superior paper resembling sheepskin
- skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on (syn: lambskin, sheepskin)

Extra examples

Ancient people wrote on parchment.

Line the pan with a sheet of parchment.

...nothing less than a perfectly stainless sheet of parchment would do for a diploma...

Through the age and tenderness of the parchment, little could be read.

Word forms

noun
singular: parchment
plural: parchments
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