parchments

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Definition of parchments in English Turkish dictionary

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parşömen

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tirşe

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parşomen kâğıdı

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parşömen tirşe

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{i} parşömen kâğıdı

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parşömen üzerine yazılmış yazı

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Definition of parchments in English English dictionary

plural of parchment

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parchment

A material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing

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The creamy to tanned color of parchment

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A document made on such material

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A diploma (traditionally written on parchment)

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Stiff paper imitating that material

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{n} skins of sheep dressed for writing

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An animal skin used for writing, or paper made in imitation of it; by extension, the decorative finish that has a similar appearance

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writing material made from prepared animal skins

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the inner skin of sheep, not tanned but degreased and used as a high quality paper or for binding, (see also vellum)

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The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp

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Parchment is a kind of thick yellowish paper. an old lamp with a parchment shade Cover with a sheet of non-stick baking parchment. Processed skins of certain animals (chiefly sheep, goats, and calves) that have been prepared for the purpose of writing on them. Parchment was probably invented in Greece in the 2nd century BC. Skins had been used for writing material even earlier ( 2400 BC), but the new, more thorough method of cleaning, stretching, and scraping made possible the use of both sides of a manuscript leaf, leading to the replacement of the rolled manuscript by the bound book (codex). Especially fine parchment is known as vellum. In modern usage, the terms "parchment" and "vellum" are sometimes used for a type of high-quality paper

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parchment

skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

parchment

ancient writing material, prepared from skins of sheep or goats

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Animal skins or linings stretched and prepared as writing/painting surfaces Produces a smooth, buttery surface

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A material, made from the skin of a calf, sheep, or goat, used like paper for writing

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the dressed undersplit of sheepskin, used for writing or binding

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The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on

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a predecessor of modern paper, a type of writing material derived from the skins of calves or sheep

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Split skin of a lamb, that has been dried, stretched and cut to size, to be used for writing

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The skin of a sheep, lamb, goat, or kid used as a writing material

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a superior paper resembling sheepskin

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A diploma

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> Treated animal skin, usually that of goat or sheep; a material sometimes used as a decorative element of furniture or objects

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A paper-like material used for writing from around 500 B C , made from the skins of sheep or goats, steeped in lime, stretched pared down to reduce thickness

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Writing material made from the skins of sheep or calf, less frequently pig, goat,, and other animals; it has also been used for painting, and occasionally for printing and bookbinding Pliny says that it ewas invented in the 2nd century BC in Pergamum; hence the name parchment from the Latin pergamena (of Pergamum) Skin had been used as a writng material before this, but the refined methods of cleaning and stretching involved in making parchment enabled booth sides of a leaf to be used, leading eventually to the supplanting of the manuscript roll by the bound book Vellum is a fine kind of parchment made from delicate skins of young (sometimes stillborn) animals Paper began to replace parchment from about the 14th century, but parchment is still used for certain kinds of documents, and the name is often applied to high-quality writng paper

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Generic term used to denote any writing SUPPORT material made from animal skin, such as sheep, goat, calf, etc VELLUM is a term properly applied only to calf skin, which produces a very fine, white, and thin writing surface lacking the imperfections commonly found in the skins of other or older animals However, owing to its qualitative associations the term vellum is frequently misapplied to writing support material from any animal that has been prepared to a similarly high level of quality The term parchment is to be preferred in all cases

parchment

skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on a superior paper resembling sheepskin

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{i} goatskin scroll; paper made of goatskin

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A hard finished paper that emulates animal skin; used for documents, such as awards, that require writing by hand

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So called from Pergamon in Lesser Asia, where it was used for purposes of writing when Ptolemy prohibited the exportation of paper from Egypt

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Animal skin (usually sheep) used for a writing material

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In former times, parchment was the skin of a sheep or goat that was used for writing on. old manuscripts written on parchment

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To simulate the look of ancient parchment, which was made from animal skin, text and cover versions are made with a variegated surface, translucent colors and rigid feel Parchment is often used for diplomas, certificates and contracts

parchment

An ancient writing material made from the skins of goats or sheep

Etymology

[ 'pärch-m&nt ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English parchemin, from Middle French, modification of Latin pergamena, from Greek pergamEnE, from feminine of PergamEnos of Pergamum, from Pergamon Pergamum.