parchment noun

/ˈpɑːtʃ.mənt/

/ˈpɑːrtʃ-/ n

Definition

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[U] the thin dried skin of some animals which was used in the past for writing on, or a high quality paper made to look like this

ancient parchment

He'd been ill for a long time, and his skin was like parchment.

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[C] a document written on parchment

A framed parchment hung on the wall.

(Definition of parchment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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