PARCHMENT


Meaning of PARCHMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɑ:(r)tʃmənt ]

( parchments)

1.

In former times, parchment was the skin of a sheep or goat that was used for writing on.

...old manuscripts written on parchment.

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2.

Parchment is a kind of thick yellowish paper.

...an old lamp with a parchment shade...

Cover with a sheet of non-stick baking parchment.

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