Parchment is a writing material made from specially prepared untanned skins of animals—primarily sheep, calves, and goats. It has been used as a writing medium for over two millennia. Vellum is a finer quality parchment made from the skins of young animals such as lambs and young calves.

What is meant by the term parchment?

1 : the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on. 2 : strong, tough, and often somewhat translucent paper made to resemble parchment. 3 : a parchment manuscript also : an academic diploma.

What is ment by parchment?

parchment. / (ˈpɑːtʃmənt) / noun. the skin of certain animals, such as sheep, treated to form a durable material, as for bookbinding, or (esp formerly) manuscripts. a manuscript, bookbinding, etc, made of or resembling this material.