- parchment leather
- пергаментная кожа
English-Russian library and information terminology dictionary. 2014.
parchment leather
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parchment — [pärch′mənt] n. [ME parchemin < OFr < LL pergamina < L (charta) Pergamena, (paper) of PERGAMUM, where used as a substitute for papyrus: altered in OFr by assoc. with parche, parchment < LL parthica ( pellis), lit., Parthian (leather)] … English World dictionary
parchment — ► NOUN 1) a stiff material made from the skin of a sheep or goat, formerly used for writing on. 2) (also parchment paper) stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment. 3) informal a diploma or other formal document. ORIGIN Old French… … English terms dictionary
parchment — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. perchemin (O.N.Fr. parcamin), from L.L. pergamenum parchment, from Late Gk. pergamenon of Pergamon, from Pergamon Pergamum (modern Bergama), city in Mysia in Asia Minor where it was supposedly first adopted as a substitute … Etymology dictionary
Parchment — For other uses, see Parchment (disambiguation). Central European (Northern) type of finished parchment made of goatskin stretched on a wooden frame Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, often split. Its most… … Wikipedia
parchment — parchmentlike, parchmenty, adj. /pahrch meuhnt/, n. 1. the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write. 2. a manuscript or document on such material. 3. a stiff, off white paper resembling this material. 4. a… … Universalium
LEATHER INDUSTRY AND TRADE — Biblical and Talmudic Times The one Hebrew word רֹוע (or) covers skin, hide, and leather, so that it is difficult to establish whether references in the Bible are to skin or leather. The Bible frequently refers to garments made from skin (e.g.,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
leather — /ledh euhr/, n. 1. the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry. 2. an article made of this material. 3. See stirrup… … Universalium
parchment — [13] Under several layers of disguise lurks the geographical origin of parchment: the ancient town of Pergamum in western Turkey, whose inhabitants used the skin of sheep for writing on rather than papyrus. In Latin, such skin was known as charta … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
parchment — noun 1》 a stiff material made from the prepared skin of a sheep or goat, formerly used as a writing surface. 2》 (also parchment paper) stiff translucent paper treated to resemble parchment. 3》 informal a diploma or other formal document. Origin… … English new terms dictionary
parchment — /ˈpatʃmənt / (say pahchmuhnt) noun 1. the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a writing material, etc. 2. a manuscript or document on such material. 3. a paper resembling this material. {Middle English parchemin, from Old French,… …
parchment — [13] Under several layers of disguise lurks the geographical origin of parchment: the ancient town of Pergamum in western Turkey, whose inhabitants used the skin of sheep for writing on rather than papyrus. In Latin, such skin was known as charta … Word origins
