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
He was pale and gaunt, and his skin had a yellowish tint to it and was parchmentlike on his face and hands.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
