parchment

1275–1325; late Middle English <Middle French, Old French (parche<Latin Parthica (pellis) Parthian (leather) + -ment (compare Medieval Latin percamentum,Dutch perkament)); replacing Middle English parchemin<Old French (-min<Medieval Latin pergamīnum, variant of pergamēnum, for Late Latin Pergamēna charta paper of Pergamum)

OTHER WORDS FROM parchment

parch·ment·like, parch·ment·y, adjective

Words nearby parchment

parcenary, parcener, parch, parched, Parcheesi, parchment, parchmentize, parchment paper, parchment worm, parclose, parcours

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How to use parchment in a sentence

Place a piece of parchment in the pie dough and weight it down with dry beans or pie weights.
The Salted Honey Chess Pie the Grey’s Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano Freak Out Over|Monica Burton|January 12, 2021|Eater
Peel off the parchment and place the cake on a serving plate.
Yes, you can use your Instant Pot to make the creamiest of cheesecakes and other desserts|Jessie Sheehan|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Gather the leftover scraps and reroll in between sheets of parchment, just like you did before, to get a few extra cookies.
This twist on the classic Linzer cookie adds gentle sweetness and texture with corn flour|Roxana Jullapat|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
Remove the parchment paper and pie weights and bake for 2 to 3 minutes more, or until the bottom of the crust appears dry and set.
Decorate this caramel apple pie with festive, buttery pastry cutouts|Erin Jeanne McDowell|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

Trim the parchment paper into a circle closely around the dough.
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Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Place the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on parchment or wax paper.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cover crust with parchment paper and pour in baking beans or weights.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Pumpkin Pecan Pie|Carla Hall|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Place the package, folded side up, on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
The Barefoot Contessa’s Tasty Trip to Paris|Ina Garten|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sift the dry ingredients over a piece of parchment paper and then pour into a medium bowl.
Cat Cora’s Valentine’s Day Menu for Single People|Cat Cora|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then it came to my mind in a flash that the parchment was nothing else than human skin, and Richard Bridges' skin at that.
Uncanny Tales|Various
He had no rest until the seals were fixed to parchment, and the warrant of his release appeared in public print.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
And old Sanders again tapped in the rhythm of a dirge on his parchment-bound cranium.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
Angular and bony, with slightly stooped shoulders, his face is a mass of minute wrinkles seamed on yellow parchment.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
The gloves must be dried in the sun, or before a moderate fire, and will present the appearance of old parchment.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for parchment

parchment

/ (ˈpɑːtʃmənt) /

noun

the skin of certain animals, such as sheep, treated to form a durable material, as for bookbinding, or (esp formerly) manuscripts

a manuscript, bookbinding, etc, made of or resembling this material

a type of stiff yellowish paper resembling parchment

Derived forms of parchment

parchmenty, adjective

Word Origin for parchment

C13: from Old French parchemin, via Latin from Greek pergamēnē, from Pergamēnos of Pergamum (where parchment was made); the form of Old French parchemin was influenced by parche leather, from Latin Parthica (pellis) Parthian (leather)

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