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parchment

[pahrch-muhnt] / ˈpɑrtʃ mənt /
NOUN
vellum
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We can credit the actor’s innate emotional agility for his commitment to every part, or a versatility earned over decades of playing many major heroes and villains the Bard scribbled onto parchment.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

It also turns the leaders of the AI companies into Lewis and Clark in coonskin caps with parchment maps, bravely surveying our country that it might understand its true size.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Researchers gently rub the parchment with a dry cytology brush, the same type of brush used for Pap smears.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

The text formed part of what is known as a codex, where parchment sheets were folded to create pages and marked out to create book numbers to help readers navigate.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

For even in the dimness he could see that the parchment was not blank.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

"Our work shows that we can collect samples without harming the parchments, which is a big step forward."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

There are no secret documents or Ark of the Covenant filled with parchments detailing punt returns, two-point plays or gunner lanes stored away on family property, they say.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

The jars held the first of the parchments that would come to be known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. The scrolls’ discovery kicked off a search that lasted for nearly a decade.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2017

When purchased legitimately inside the Vatican, the parchments range from $8 to $40 apiece.

From US News ● Dec. 14, 2015

Can he quench his thirst with parchments and waxy seals?

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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