parchment

One entry found for parchment.

Main Entry: parch·ment
Pronunciation: 'pärch-m&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English parchemin, from Anglo-French, modification of Latin pergamena, from Greek pergamEnE, from feminine of PergamEnos of Pergamum, from Pergamon Pergamum
1 : the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
2 : strong, tough, and often somewhat translucent paper made to resemble parchment
3 : a parchment manuscript; also : an academic diploma