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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parchment \Parch"ment\ (-ment), n. [OE. parchemin perchemin F.
parchemin LL pergamenum L. pergamena pergamina fr L.
Pergamenus of or belonging to Pergamus an ancient city of
Mysia in Asia Minor, where parchment was first used.]
1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other
animal, prepared for writing on See {Vellum}.
But here's a parchment with the seal of C[ae]sar.
--Shak.
2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
{Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
parchment
n 1: a superior paper resembling sheepskin
2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: {sheepskin},
{lambskin}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parchment, MI (city, FIPS 62340)
Location: 42.32695 N, 85.56549 W
Population (1990): 1958 (840 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49004
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Parchment
a skin prepared for writing on so called from Pergamos (q.v.),
where this was first done (2 Tim. 4:13).
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