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parchment

DEFINITIONS OF: parchment

1

n a superior paper resembling sheepskin

Type of:
paper
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

n skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

Synonyms:
lambskin, sheepskin
Types:
vellum
fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
Type of:
animal skin
the outer covering of an animal
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