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UK
/pˈɑːtʃmənt/
]
[ US /ˈpɑɹtʃmənt/ ]
[ US /ˈpɑɹtʃmənt/ ]
NOUN
- skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
- a superior paper resembling sheepskin
How To Use parchment In A Sentence
- Saith Ponocrates: At Montpelier, John Chouart having bought of the monks of St. Olary a delicate set of decretals, written on fine large parchment of Lamballe, to beat gold between the leaves, not so much as a piece that was beaten in them came to good, but all were dilacerated and spoiled. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
- I put the parchment down on the board, loosely, without fastening it. THE CALLIGRAPHER
- The principles underlying political speech apply in the Internet context just as easily as they did when parchment was all the rage.
- Remove parchment and beans and bake for five minutes. The Sun
- Line two large baking sheets with baking parchment and set aside. The Sun
- In book three, Helenus tells Aeneas and his men that they must seek their future from the inspired prophetess of Cumae, who spells out the decree of the fates on the fragile parchment of leaves.
- And tho’ I helped make many a parchment from the chosen lambs, I did all my writing practice in my wax tablet, for parchment is far too precious for aught but the practised scribe.
- Line a flat baking sheet with non-stick baking parchment. Times, Sunday Times
- The recipient of the message would decipher it by rewrapping the parchment around a cylinder of the same size.
- When cool enough to handle, remove the beans and baking parchment. Times, Sunday Times