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parchment |
4 definitions found 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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