Parchment is an English word with synonyms like paper or sheepskin. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Parchment in a sentence
Related words
Parchment meaning
- Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
- A document made on such material.
- A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).
Using Parchment
- The main meaning on this page is: Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing. | A document made on such material. | A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).
- Useful related words include: paper, sheepskin, lambskin, animal skin.
- In the example corpus, parchment often appears in combinations such as: parchment paper, with parchment, of parchment.
Context around Parchment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parchment
- In this selection, "parchment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, baking, finished, frame, paper, making and sheet stand out and add context to how "parchment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alternatively parchment paper is and and baking parchment. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parchment" sits close to words such as accelerates, allotment and ascended, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parchment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This parchment changes everything. (4 words)
Alternatively, parchment paper is a good choice, too. (8 words)
Lay the parchment sheet on top of it the same direction. (11 words)
Central European (Northern) type of finished parchment made of goatskin stretched on a wooden frame Parchment is a material made from processed animal skin and used—mainly in the past—for writing on. (33 words)
For the monthly craft, Club Co-Leader Christian Moorefield led the youth in doing a quill and ink craft, using ink made from blueberries the 4-Hers crushed onsite, feathers and parchment paper. (33 words)
Once this is up, remove the tray and baking parchment from the crackling and place them back in the oven for a further 20 minutes to turn golden and crisp. (30 words)
Did this wannabe chef not realize they'd gone overboard with the parchment paper? (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
Central European (Northern) type of finished parchment made of goatskin stretched on a wooden frame Parchment is a material made from processed animal skin and used—mainly in the past—for writing on.
See for example recipes in the Secretum Philosophorum Meliora di Curci in her paper "The History and Technology of Parchment Making" notes that parchment was not always white.
For the monthly craft, Club Co-Leader Christian Moorefield led the youth in doing a quill and ink craft, using ink made from blueberries the 4-Hers crushed onsite, feathers and parchment paper.
Lay the parchment sheet on top of it the same direction.
Make chocolate butterflies (optional)Fold a piece of parchment paper in half, then open.
Nigella suggested putting a fresh piece of baking parchment on top of the pudding and making sure that if there is a lid, it is snapped on tightly.
Once this is up, remove the tray and baking parchment from the crackling and place them back in the oven for a further 20 minutes to turn golden and crisp.
One another cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, place bottom half of rolls.
Place the parchment paper with the cannabis or kief inside the rosin press and apply gentle pressure to extract the resin.
The original sense of the word referred to making marks or scratches, often on a surface like parchment or stone.
This parchment changes everything.
Tuck the foil under to contain the parchment and press it against the bowl to tidy it up.
When it comes to other materials required to preserve the fruity sponge, she claimed that parchment paper is essential for the longevity of its rich flavour.
Alternatively, parchment paper is a good choice, too.
And to tie the whole look together, a cozy gold-and-glass four- seater dining set is placed under a gorgeous Nordic parchment pendant lamp.
Did this wannabe chef not realize they'd gone overboard with the parchment paper?
Flip the dough over; peel off and discard second parchment layer.
He reads the votes and four pieces of parchment make Jem the first Siga player voted out.
I started by preheating my oven to 180 degrees and greased and lined an eight-inch cake tin with butter and baking parchment.
It was a period that just predated the invention of the printing press when parchment from animal skins was the still the preferred writing material.
Common combinations with parchment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- parchment paper 37×
- with parchment 26×
- of parchment 25×
- the parchment 19×
- on parchment 12×
- parchment and 10×
- baking parchment 7×
- and parchment 6×
- parchment or 5×
- or parchment 5×