parchment

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Historyparchmentparch‧ment /ˈpɑːtʃmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun 1 [uncountable]SHWRITE a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin of a sheep or a goat2 [uncountable]PGRECORD thick yellow-white writing paper, sometimes used for official documents3 [countable]PGRECORD a document written on parchmentExamples from the Corpusparchment• So we put together a parchment scroll of information on various last names-we did it for about a dozen names.• Where can I get parchment paper?• They can see and handle parchment and paper.• He undid the top and drew out a thick, yellowing roll of parchment.• Some were open to reveal rolls of parchment spilling out on to the floor.• Corbett crumpled the parchment into a ball and threw it angrily at the wall.• A moth thudded into the parchment lampshade and blundered round, trying to escape.• The clerks studied the parchment curiously.Origin parchment (1200-1300) Old French parchemin, from Latin pergamena, from Greek, from Pergamenos “of Pergamum”, ancient city in Turkey

单词	parchment
释义	parchment From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Historyparchmentparch‧ment /ˈpɑːtʃmənt $ ˈpɑːr-/ noun 1 [uncountable]SHWRITE a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin of a sheep or a goat2 [uncountable]PGRECORD thick yellow-white writing paper, sometimes used for official documents3 [countable]PGRECORD a document written on parchmentExamples from the Corpusparchment• So we put together a parchment scroll of information on various last names-we did it for about a dozen names.• Where can I get parchment paper?• They can see and handle parchment and paper.• He undid the top and drew out a thick, yellowing roll of parchment.• Some were open to reveal rolls of parchment spilling out on to the floor.• Corbett crumpled the parchment into a ball and threw it angrily at the wall.• A moth thudded into the parchment lampshade and blundered round, trying to escape.• The clerks studied the parchment curiously.Origin parchment (1200-1300) Old French parchemin, from Latin pergamena, from Greek, from Pergamenos “of Pergamum”, ancient city in Turkey
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