parchment

pergamino

Piel de animal preparada para escribir sobre ella, utilizada sobre todo antes de que se extendiera el papel.

En inglés sencillo: Animal skin prepared as a surface for writing, especially before paper became common.

• The letter was written on parchment.
• A scribe carefully prepared a fresh sheet of parchment.
• These books contain pages made from animal-skin parchment.

Sinónimos: vellum

Expresiones frecuentes: sheet of parchment, parchment scroll, write on parchment

pergamino

Documento escrito sobre una piel de animal especialmente preparada.

En inglés sencillo: A document written on specially prepared animal skin.

• The museum displayed an ancient parchment.
• She unrolled the parchment and examined its seal.
• Several medieval parchments record gifts of land to the abbey.

Sinónimos: manuscript, document

Expresiones frecuentes: ancient parchment, signed parchment, medieval parchment