Толковый словарь английского языка - parchment
Parchment
parchment
noun Etymology: Middle English parchemin, from Anglo-French, modification of Latin pergamena, from Greek pergamēnē, from feminine of Pergamēnos of Pergamum, from Pergamon Pergamum Date: 14th century the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on, strong, tough, and often somewhat translucent paper made to resemble ~, a ~ manuscript
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n. 1 a an animal skin, esp. that of a sheep or goat, prepared as a writing or painting surface. b a manuscript written on this. 2 (in full vegetable parchment) high-grade paper made to resemble parchment. Etymology: ME f. OF parchemin, ult. a blend of LL pergamina writing material from Pergamum (in Asia Minor) with Parthica pellis Parthian skin (leather) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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