parchment
noun
the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
parchmentlike
-
a word derived from
parchment.
Example Sentences
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Next, he shaped a splinter into a sharp, narrow tool and used this to pierce the parchmentlike interior skin protecting the seeds.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 31, 2021
The menu arrives in a sealed, parchmentlike envelope, like a royal edict.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2017
The menu arrives in a sealed parchmentlike envelope, like a royal edict.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2016
Dr. Carton removed the clot between the brain and its parchmentlike covering, the dura mater.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thick, creamy, parchmentlike envelopes from the National Geographic Society affixed with red wax seals.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
