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parchment

[pahrch-muhnt] / ˈpɑrtʃ mənt /
NOUN
vellum
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Keyes added: "Reconstructing the hide soaking tank will shed light on the finer details of this process and the parchment samples produced can be compared directly with original manuscripts."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

"If implemented at scale, it could represent a milestone in the history of knowledge storage, akin to oracle bones, medieval parchment or the modern hard drive," they said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Even into my adulthood he suggested I display it in my office alongside my Phi Beta Kappa parchment so that visitors could assess my character as well as my academic achievements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

One depended instead on a pair of tasseled wall lights shaded by a quarter circle of fake parchment.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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