n. A material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
n. A document made on such material.
n. A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).
n. Stiff paper imitating that material.
n. The creamy to tanned color of parchment
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See vellum.
n. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The skin of sheep or goats prepared for use as a writing-material and for other purposes.
n. The cartilaginous sheath or hull of the coffee-bean.
n. A document written on parchment.
To convert into parchment; parchemin.
To cause to become hard, tough, and wrinkled, as the skin in certain diseases.
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n. skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
n. a superior paper resembling sheepskin
Word Usage
"There is Chilean sea bass steamed in parchment a French word on the menu and wands of asparagus, disposable cameras like so many breeding robotic crabs and a trick using South African coins, arguments over an "upset" boxing match, a pair of shoes whose owner cannot be found, and a child who wants her to see him pee."