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noun
1.
the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
2.
a manuscript or document on such material.
3.
a stiff, off-white paper resembling this material.
4.
a diploma.
Origin:
1275–1325; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French (parche < Latin Parthica (pellis) Parthian (leather) + -ment (compare Medieval Latin percamentum, Dutch perkament)); replacing Middle English parchemin < Old French (-min < Medieval Latin pergamīnum, variant of pergamēnum, for Late Latin Pergamēna charta paper of Pergamum)
1275–1325; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French (parche < Latin Parthica (pellis) Parthian (leather) + -ment (compare Medieval Latin percamentum, Dutch perkament)); replacing Middle English parchemin < Old French (-min < Medieval Latin pergamīnum, variant of pergamēnum, for Late Latin Pergamēna charta paper of Pergamum)
Related forms
parch·ment·like, parch·ment·y, adjective
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Parchment
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- Continue until all six chops are encased in parchment.
- Pat out the dough on an oiled sheet of parchment paper.
- Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, and spread granola over it.
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Word Origin & History
parchment
c.1300, from O.Fr. perchemin (O.N.Fr. parcamin), from L.L. pergamenum "parchment," from Late Gk. pergamenon "of Pergamon," in allusion to Pergamon "Pergamum" (modern Bergama), city in Mysia in Asia Minor where it was supposedly first adopted as a substitute for papyrus, 2c. B.C.E. Possibly infl. in V.L.
EXPANDby L. parthica (pellis) "Parthian (leather)." Alt. in M.E. by confusion with nouns in -ent.
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Parchment definition
a skin prepared for writing on; so called from Pergamos (q.v.), where this was first done (2 Tim. 4:13).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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