parchment.
Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
Meaning & usage
Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
A document made on such material.
A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).
Stiff paper imitating that material.
The creamy to tanned color of parchment.
The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Πέργαμον (Pérgamon) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νός (-nós) Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós) Ancient Greek Περγαμηνὴ (διφθέρα) (Pergamēnḕ (diphthéra))bor. Vulgar Latin *pergamīnus Old French parcheminbor. Middle English parchemyn English parchment From Middle English parchemyn, parchement, from Old French parchemin, via Latin pergamīna, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós, “of Pergamon”), which is named for the ancient city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) in Asia Minor, where it was invented as an expensive alternative for papyrus. Cognate with Danish pergament, Dutch perkament, French parchemin, German Pergament, Greek περγαμηνή (pergaminí), Italian pergamena, Norwegian pergament, Portuguese pergaminho, Galician pergameo, Romanian pergament, Russian пергамент (pergament), Spanish pergamino, and Swedish pergament.
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