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parchment

[pahrch-muhnt] / ˈpɑrtʃ mənt /
NOUN
vellum
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An especially surprising discovery involved viral DNA found on parchment made from calfskin and goatskin.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 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

Prepare the pan: Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Because the skins retain biological material, parchment can preserve genetic clues alongside the words written on its surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

He shifted his weight, flexed his fingers, then—so fast Ekon barely saw it—snatched a scrap of parchment from the center of the basket.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

"We've shown that we're able to extract a tremendous amount of new information from these parchments without harming them," says Breen.

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 National Archives rotunda where they sit is dim and chilly, for conservation reasons, and visitors shuffling past the displays can see why — the parchments are faded and hardly legible.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2018

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

From US News ● Dec. 14, 2015

Tyrion laid the letters on the table beside his porridge, twin parchments tightly rolled and sealed with wax at both ends.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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