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词汇 parchment
释义 parchment
noun
uk /ˈpɑːtʃ.mənt/ us /ˈpɑːrtʃ.mənt/
[ U ]
the thin, dried skin of some animals that was used in the past for writing on, or a high-quality paper made to look like this: (旧时书写用的)羊皮纸;仿羊皮纸
ancient parchment古代羊皮纸
He'd been ill for a long time, and his skin was like parchment.他病了很久,皮肤像羊皮纸似的。
 
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[ C ]
a document written on parchment: 羊皮纸文件
A framed parchment hung on the wall.一张镶了框的羊皮纸文件挂在墙上。
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parchment | American Dictionary


parchment
noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈpɑrtʃ·mənt/
the dried, pale skin of some animals which was used in the past for writing on, or a paper made to look like this:
[ U ]I found a scrap of parchment dating from the 17th century.

Examples of parchment


parchment
The handwriting, too, was all wrong, and the parchments were not old enough.
Among other questions discussed is the nature of evidence, given changes in writing systems and the materiality of the medium, from parchment to e-mail.
The parchment, now yellowish and worn at the edges, is thin and of excellent quality.
The spice of the incident lies in the audacity of the under dog: the simple, honest man converting rotten parchment bonds into matter-of-fact fodder.
Thirtyfive years later, the whole has a parchment-printed, etching-like quality reminiscent of that heroic era.
The wall is parchment-like, with virtual absence of myocardium.
The parchment was repaired in various and not always very competent ways, probably in the 1950s or 1960s; three pages are now overlaid with silk.
They included manufacturers of parchment, mastic, rope and twine, and soda water and ginger beer.
The left-sided ventricle was remarkably dilated, and showed a parchment-like appearance, with a very thin wall whose thickness was 1.5 mm.
I then set the song down on a small piece of parchment, because it had been restored to my memory.
The technology of the plastered board, a parchment (or paper) support treated with a white ground, was not quickly abandoned.
The petition is written on a single sheet of parchment, 21" inches wide, # 28 inches high.
Their parchment leaves were used as strong binding materials.
The parchment has been folded over at the bottom and twenty-two seals tabs affixed.
The parchments range from eight euros ($11) to 30 euros ($40) apiece, plus shipping and handling.
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