parchment
noun
parch·ment
ˈpärch-mənt 
1
: the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
2
: strong, tough, and often somewhat translucent paper made to resemble parchment
3
: a parchment manuscript
also
: an academic diploma
Examples of parchment in a Sentence
Ancient people wrote on parchment.
a parchment dating back to ancient times
Line the pan with a sheet of parchment.
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Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Take the first significant prop seen in the show — the parchment book in which gypsy character Melquíades writes, in Sanskrit, the entirety of Macondo’s history (which becomes the novel itself).
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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parchment
noun
parch·ment
ˈpärch-mənt
1
: the skin of a sheep or goat prepared as a writing material
2
: a paper like parchment
3
: something written on parchment
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