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The answer PARCHMENT has 32 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of parchment in various dictionaries:
noun - a superior paper resembling sheepskin
noun - skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
The skin of a sheep or goat prepared as a material on which to write or paint.
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| From the name of the ancient Greek city of Pergamum we get this word for an old material to write on |
| Sheepskin or goatskin can be used to make this writing material |
| Vellum is a high-quality, fine-grained type of this |
| If you were publishing a codex 2,000 years ago, you could go with vellum or this coarser sheepskin material |
| It's said that the Pergamenes invented this material when Ptolemy denied them papyrus for their library |
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| a stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, usually a sheep or goat, and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times. |
| skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| a superior paper resembling sheepskin |
| The skin of a sheep or goat prepared as a material on which to write or paint. |
| A written text or drawing on a sheet of this material. |
| Paper made in imitation of this material. |
| the thin, dried skin of some animals that was used in the past for writing on, or a high-quality paper made to look like this: |
| a document written on parchment: |
| the dried, pale skin of some animals which was used in the past for writing on, or a paper made to look like this: |
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Parchment is a writing material made from specially prepared untanned skins of animalsprimarily sheep, calves, and goats. It has been used as a writing medium for over two millennia. Vellum is a finer quality parchment made from the skins of young animals such as lambs and young calves. * It may be called animal membrane by libraries and museums that wish to avoid distinguishing between "parchment" and the more restricted term "vellum" (see below). |