PARCHMENT

parchment, sheepskin, lambskin

(noun) skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on

parchment

(noun) a superior paper resembling sheepskin

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Parchment (plural Parchments)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Parchment is the 23604^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1075 individuals. Parchment is most common among Black/African American (77.21%) and White (12.65%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

parchment (countable and uncountable, plural parchments)

Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.

Synonyms: bookfell, membrane, vellum

A document made on such material.

A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).

Stiff paper imitating that material.

Synonyms: vegetal parchment, parchment paper, wax paper

The creamy to tanned color of parchment.

The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.

Source: Wiktionary

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Parch"ment, n. Etym: [OE. parchemin, perchemin, F. parchemin, LL. pergamenum, L. pergamena, pergamina, fr. L. Pergamenus of or belonging to Pergamus an ancient city of Mysia in Asia Minor, where parchment was first used.]

1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum. But here's a parchment with the seal of Cæsar. Shak.

2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp. Parchment paper. See Papyrine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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