parchment

Speech parts

1. parchment - Noun

2. Parchment - Proper noun

Meaning

The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum.

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According to Jewish law, a sefer Torah (plural: Sifrei Torah) is a copy of the formal Hebrew text handwritten on gevil or qlaf (forms of parchment ) by using a quill (or other permitted writing utensil) dipped in ink. Source: Internet

According to the tests carried out by Oxford University Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, "with a probability of more than 95%, the parchment was from between 568 and 645". Source: Internet

After clearing out an abandoned mine, the player finds a scrap of parchment that reveals the death of the player's godparents was ordered by an unknown enemy. Source: Internet

After all, neither the parchment on which the promises are written nor the Supreme Court that interprets them has any means to compel our obeisance. Source: Internet

Alternatively, the seal may be attached to a narrow strip of the material of the document (again, in this case, usually parchment), sliced and folded down, as a tail or tongue, but not detached. Source: Internet

A pendent pine resin seal on a parchment tag attached to an English deed dated 1638. Source: Internet

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