Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

parchment

[pahrch-muhnt] / ˈpɑrtʃ mənt /
NOUN
vellum
Synonyms




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Prepare the pan: Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Because the skins retain biological material, parchment can preserve genetic clues alongside the words written on its surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

The ability to recover substantial genetic information without damaging the parchment could make institutions more comfortable allowing researchers to study valuable manuscripts.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

Older versions of the story exist on clay tablets, but the water-damaged sections of parchment kept at the Manchester library are the most ancient version of the epic in "book" form.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

One depended instead on a pair of tasseled wall lights shaded by a quarter circle of fake parchment.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

"We've shown that we're able to extract a tremendous amount of new information from these parchments without harming them," says Breen.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

There are no secret documents or Ark of the Covenant filled with parchments detailing punt returns, two-point plays or gunner lanes stored away on family property, they say.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2022

The National Archives rotunda where they sit is dim and chilly, for conservation reasons, and visitors shuffling past the displays can see why — the parchments are faded and hardly legible.

From Washington Post Dec. 10, 2018

When purchased legitimately inside the Vatican, the parchments range from $8 to $40 apiece.

From US News Dec. 14, 2015

Aureliano had finished classifying the alphabet of the parchments, so that when Melquíades asked him if he had discovered the language in which they had been written he did not hesitate to answer.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




Vocabulary lists containing parchment


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training