parchment
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Congress ordered broadsides to be made and an engrossed parchment of the signed document to be produced, but the latter became one among many official papers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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
The artifacts — yellowing parchment with slight marks of stress at the edges and an intricately detailed stone tablet — are almost luminous under dim overhead lights at the exhibit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
"Usually, lime is used in the production of vellum parchment, but this is not found locally," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
“A scythe’s journal is traditionally made of lambskin parchment and kid leather.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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