Parchment

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːrtʃmənt/

Parchment (noun)

  1. a thin material made from animal skin, used for writing before paper was common.
  2. a special type of paper used for official documents like diplomas.
  3. a type of paper used in cooking to prevent food from sticking to pans.

Examples

  • The ancient scroll was written on parchment.
  • She carefully unrolled the parchment to read the message.

Common collocations: ancient parchment, write on parchment, receive a parchment, official parchment, line with parchment

Synonyms of Parchment

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