- parch|ment|y
- parch|ment|y «PAHRCH muhn tee», adjective.like parchment: »
The lees of the strand traversed, with its trash, parchmenty paper, bottles, bags, and beer tins (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
The lees of the strand traversed, with its trash, parchmenty paper, bottles, bags, and beer tins (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
parch|ment — «PAHRCH muhnt», noun. 1. the skin of sheep, goats or other animals, prepared for use as a writing material. 2. a manuscript or document written on parchment: »a parchment with the seal of Caesar (Shakespeare). 3. paper that looks like parchment,… … Useful english dictionary
parch´ment|like´ — parch|ment «PAHRCH muhnt», noun. 1. the skin of sheep, goats or other animals, prepared for use as a writing material. 2. a manuscript or document written on parchment: »a parchment with the seal of Caesar (Shakespeare). 3. paper that looks like… … Useful english dictionary
parch·ment — /ˈpɑɚʧmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 a [noncount] : paper made from the skin of a sheep or goat Ancient people wrote on parchment. 1 b [count] : a document written on parchment a parchment dating back … Useful english dictionary
parch — hip·parch; parch·ment; parch·ment·ed; parch·ment·ize; parch·menty; parch; parch·ing·ly; … English syllables
parchment — parch·ment … English syllables
parchmented — parch·ment·ed … English syllables
parchment — parch|ment [ˈpa:tʃmənt US ˈpa:r ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: parchemin, from Latin pergamena, from Greek, from Pergamenos of Pergamum , ancient city in Turkey] 1.) [U] a material used in the past for writing on, made from the skin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
parchment — parch|ment [ partʃmənt ] noun 1. ) uncount a substance made from animal skin, used in the past for writing on a ) count an old document written on parchment 2. ) uncount thick pale yellow paper … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
parchmentize — parch·ment·ize … English syllables
parchment — parch•ment [[t]ˈpɑrtʃ mənt[/t]] n. 1) the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for writing on 2) pri a manuscript or document on such material 3) pri a stiff off white paper treated to resemble this material 4) a diploma • Etymology: 1275–1325;… … From formal English to slang