parchment
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Parchment was too valuable to be squandered on a blank background; every inch that did not bear graphic information was trimmed away for use elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
“But the U.S. Constitution is neither bone nor stone. It is an explosion of ideas. Parchment decays and ink fades, but ideas endure; they also change.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
Olympic champion Hansle Parchment of Jamaica had withdrawn from the race with an injury earlier in the evening, opening the door for England's Pozzi and compatriot Joshua Zeller.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2022
Parchment helps when you want to invert a cake from a pan or when you want to lift it out, forming a kind of sling so long as you have excess hanging over the edges.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2022
Parchment, quills, and books spilled out of it onto the floor.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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