Look up: parchment

1. Parchment
   A non-stick, silicone coated, heat-resistant paper used in cooking.
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2. parchment
   Animal skin (usually sheep) used for a writing material.
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3. Parchment
   The dressed undersplit of sheepskin.
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4. parchment
   [n] - a superior paper resembling sheepskin 2. [n] - skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
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5. Parchment
   Animal skin, especially sheep or goat, prepared as a surface for writing or painting on
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6. Parchment
   A writing substance made from the skin of animals. Today, parchment-like paper, or vegetable parchment, is made by dip- ping paper quickly into sulphuric acid, then quickly washing it and neutralizing the acid. This melts the fibers on the outside, which in turn coats the other fibers and fills the ...
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7. Parchment
   See Pergamum.
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8. Parchment
   Parchment, or parchmentised papers, have a high resistance to the penetration of grease and atmospheric humidity. Used largely for wrapping purposes, there are also grades of imitation parchments which are less impervious. Similar to greaseproof papers.
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9. parchment
   endocarp of coffee fruit (ISO 3509) Category: Environment • parchment-dressed leather is prepared from raw hides or skins,not by a process of tanning,but by treating the raw hides and skins to ensure their preservation Category: Various industries and crafts • Endocarp of cof...
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10. Parchment
    Parch'ment (-m e nt) noun [ Middle English parchemin , perchemin , French parchemin , Late Latin pergamenum , Latin pergamena , pergamina , from Latin Pergamenus of or belonging to Pergamus
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11. parchment
    1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum. 'But here's a parchment with the seal of Caesar.' (Shak) ... 2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp. Parchment paper. See Papyrine. ... Origin: OE. Parchemin, perchemin, F. Parchemin,...
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12. parchment
    noun skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
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13. Parchment
    • (n.) The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp. • (n.) The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum.
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14. parchment
    the processed skins of certain animals—chiefly sheep, goats, and calves—that have been prepared for the purpose of writing on them. The name ... [7 related articles]
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15. parchment
    
    • a superior paper resembling sheepskin
    • skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
    
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16. Parchment
    Paper that simulates writing surfaces made from animal skins.
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17. parchment
    parchment, untanned skins of animals, especially of the sheep, calf, and goat, prepared for use as a writing material. The name is a corruption of Pergamum, the ancient city of Asia Minor where preparation of parchment suitable for use on both sides was achieved in the 2d cent. B.C. Parchment, which...
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18. Parchment
    Parchment is a type of fine writing paper traditionally made from sheep or goat skin.
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19. Parchment
    Prepared animal skin on which text is written.
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20. Parchment
    `Parchment` is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, often split. Its most common use was as a material for writing on, for documents, notes, or the pages of a book, codex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is limed but not tanned; therefore, it is very...
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