How do you use the word "parchment" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "parchment" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "parchment": Swallows fill the parchment of the sky with signatures in honor of the good weather. You didn't tell me what you wrote on the parchment.

Parchment Meaning

/ˈpɑːtʃmənt/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounMaterial, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.

nounA document made on such material.

Sentence Examples

Swallows fill the parchment of the sky with signatures in honor of the good weather.

You didn't tell me what you wrote on the parchment.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The medieval scribe carefully wrote on a sheet of ____.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The medieval document was written on ____ made from dried animal skin and preserved in the archive.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English parchemyn, parchement, from Old French parchemin, via Latin pergamīna, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós, “of Pergamon”), which is named for the ancient city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) in Asia Minor, where it was invented as an expensive alternative for papyrus. Cognate with Danish pergament, Dutch perkament, French parchemin, German Pergament, Greek περγαμηνή (pergaminí), Italian pergamena, Norwegian pergament, Portuguese pergaminho, Galician pergameo, Romanian pergament, Russian пергамент (pergament), Spanish pergamino, and Swedish pergament.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs." — 1892, Walter Besant, chapter II, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:

"Never found Hattie and they never found the shack Never made the trip back in There was a parchment note they found tacked to a stump Said: Don't come lookin' again." — 1973, “Swamp Witch”, in Jim Stafford (lyrics), Jim Stafford, performed by Jim Stafford:

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