PARCHMENT


Meaning of PARCHMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpɑ:tʃmənt ]

n. 1 a an animal skin, esp. that of a sheep or goat, prepared as a writing or painting surface. b a manuscript written on this. 2 (in full vegetable parchment) high-grade paper made to resemble parchment. [ME f. OF parchemin, ult. a blend of LL pergamina writing material from Pergamum (in Asia Minor) with Parthica pellis Parthian skin (leather)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.