English-Thai Dictionary
parchment
N กระดาษ หนัง vellum goatskin sheepskin kra-dad-hang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PARCHMENT
[L. pergamena; purgo ] The skin of a sheep or goat dressed or prepared and rendered fit for writing on. This is done by separating all the flesh and hair, rubbing the skin with pumice stone, and reducing its thickness with a sharp instrument. Vellum is made of the skins of abortive or very young calves.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PARCHMENT
Parch "ment, n. Etym: [OE. parchemin, perchemin, F. parchemin, LL. pergamenum, L. pergamena, pergamina, fr. L. Pergamenus of or belonging to Pergamus an ancient city of Mysia in Asia Minor, where parchment was first used. ]
1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum. But here's a parchment with the seal of Cæsar. Shak.
2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp. Parchment paper. See Papyrine.
PARCHMENTIZE
PARCHMENTIZE Parch "ment *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized; p. pr. & vb. n. -izing.]
Defn: To convert to a parchmentlike substance, esp. by sulphuric acid.
New American Oxford Dictionary
parchment
parch ment |ˈpärCHmənt ˈpɑrtʃmənt | ▶noun a stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times. • a manuscript written on this material: a large collection of ancient parchments. • (also parchment paper ) a type of stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment and used for lampshades, as a writing surface, and in baking. • informal a diploma or other formal document. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French parchemin, from a blend of late Latin pergamina ‘writing material from Pergamum ’ and Parthica pellis ‘Parthian skin ’ (a kind of scarlet leather ).
Oxford Dictionary
parchment
parch |ment |ˈpɑːtʃm (ə )nt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, usually a sheep or goat, and used as a durable writing surface in ancient and medieval times. • [ count noun ] a manuscript written on parchment: a large collection of ancient parchments. • (also parchment paper ) a type of stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment and used for lampshades, as a writing surface, and in baking. • [ count noun ] informal a diploma or other formal document. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French parchemin, from a blend of late Latin pergamina ‘writing material from Pergamum ’ and Parthica pellis ‘Parthian skin ’ (a kind of scarlet leather ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
parchment
parch ment /pɑ́ː r tʃmənt /名詞 1 U 羊皮紙 〘羊 ヤギの皮から精製した紙; →vellum 〙; 模造羊皮紙 .2 C (羊皮紙の )写本, 文書 ; (模造羊皮紙の )証書 ; 卒業証書 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary