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parchment

[pahrch-muhnt] / ˈpɑrtʃ mənt /
NOUN
vellum
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The old parchment proclaims we are all equal, free, and deserve a shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

This technique, sometimes called blind ruling, had another advantage: the ink could be rubbed out and the parchment reused.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Then do a quick sweep of your surfaces: crumbs, scraps, stray La Croix cans, to-go coffee cups, bits of plastic wrap or parchment.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

But a new project will explore the possibility it was created at a monastery in Portmahomack where there was a workshop turning animal hides into vellum - a fine parchment used for writing on.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Glass vials and sheaves of parchment dotted a worktable.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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