parchment

• The Bill was engrossed on parchment, and at three o'clock in the afternoon of that day became law by the signature of the President [who next day declared war against Great Britain]. —  The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816
• Words not freshly written, either, for the parchment was yellow and discolored. —  The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
• Each lady had a number of workers, to whom she supplied patterns, pricked by herself, paying her workwomen at the end of every week, each day being notched on a tally In the convent of Gesů Bambino, at Rome, curious specimens of old Spanish conventual work--parchment patterns with lace in progress--have been found. —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866
• The strip of parchment was about fourteen inches by four. —  The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century
• [7:1] Passages from the books of the Gospel (literally "good spell") were especial favorites as such preservatives; they were usually inscribed on parchment, and were even placed upon horses. —  Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery

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