parchment

[ pahrch-muhnt ]

noun

1. the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
2. a manuscript or document on such material.
3. a stiff, off-white paper resembling this material.
4. a diploma.

parchment

/ ˈpɑːtʃmənt /

noun

1. the skin of certain animals, such as sheep, treated to form a durable material, as for bookbinding, or (esp formerly) manuscripts
2. a manuscript, bookbinding, etc, made of or resembling this material
3. a type of stiff yellowish paper resembling parchment

Derived Forms

• ˈparchmenty, adjective

Other Words From

• parchment·like parchment·y adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of parchment¹

1275–1325; late Middle English < Middle French, Old French ( parche < Latin Parthica ( pellis ) Parthian (leather) + -ment (compare Medieval Latin percamentum, Dutch perkament )); replacing Middle English parchemin < Old French ( -min < Medieval Latin pergamīnum, variant of pergamēnum, for Late Latin Pergamēna charta paper of Pergamum )

Word History and Origins

Origin of parchment¹

C13: from Old French parchemin, via Latin from Greek pergamēnē, from Pergamēnos of Pergamum (where parchment was made); the form of Old French parchemin was influenced by parche leather, from Latin Parthica ( pellis ) Parthian (leather)

Example Sentences

Place a piece of parchment in the pie dough and weight it down with dry beans or pie weights.

From Eater

Peel off the parchment and place the cake on a serving plate.

From Washington Post

Gather the leftover scraps and reroll in between sheets of parchment, just like you did before, to get a few extra cookies.

From Washington Post

Remove the parchment paper and pie weights and bake for 2 to 3 minutes more, or until the bottom of the crust appears dry and set.

From Washington Post

Trim the parchment paper into a circle closely around the dough.

From Outside Online

Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.

From The Daily Beast

Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.

From The Daily Beast

Cover crust with parchment paper and pour in baking beans or weights.

From The Daily Beast

Place the package, folded side up, on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.

From The Daily Beast

Sift the dry ingredients over a piece of parchment paper and then pour into a medium bowl.

From The Daily Beast

Then it came to my mind in a flash that the parchment was nothing else than human skin, and Richard Bridges' skin at that.

From Project Gutenberg

He had no rest until the seals were fixed to parchment, and the warrant of his release appeared in public print.

From Project Gutenberg

And old Sanders again tapped in the rhythm of a dirge on his parchment-bound cranium.

From Project Gutenberg

Angular and bony, with slightly stooped shoulders, his face is a mass of minute wrinkles seamed on yellow parchment.

From Project Gutenberg

The gloves must be dried in the sun, or before a moderate fire, and will present the appearance of old parchment.

From Project Gutenberg