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nounskin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing ontype of:
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nouna superior paper resembling sheepskintype of:
Definition that contains parchment
- torah (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
- mezuzah religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law
- megillah (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim
- vellum a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
- vellum fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
- mezuza religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law
- palimpsest a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
- pergamum an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here