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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Parchment

/(pärch"ment)/ · Parch·ment · IPA /ˈpʰɑɹt͡ʃmənt/
01 n. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum.
  1. 1.
    The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum. See: Vellum
    “But here's a parchment with the seal of Cæsar.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
Phrases & compounds
Parchment paper — See Papyrine.