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
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
