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parchment

[pahrch-muhnt] / ˈpɑrtʃ mənt /
NOUN
vellum
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Set the dough on a sheet of parchment paper and cover with an additional sheet before shaping the crackers with a rolling pin.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

"Usually, lime is used in the production of vellum parchment, but this is not found locally," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It was everywhere online: a glistening democracy of vegetables and protein, dutifully spaced on parchment, slid into a hot oven, retrieved as a complete life solution.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

"If implemented at scale, it could represent a milestone in the history of knowledge storage, akin to oracle bones, medieval parchment or the modern hard drive," they said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The photo of the ancient parchment glowed on Jake’s computer screen:

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein