parchment UK /ˈpɑːtʃmənt/US /ˈpʰɑɹt͡ʃmənt/ noun6 •Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.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 •A document made on such material. •A diploma (traditionally written on parchment). •Stiff paper imitating that material. •The creamy to tanned color of parchment. •The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp. formsparchments