parchmentized
/ˈpʰɑɹt͡ʃməntaɪzd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
verb
Example Sentences
- "The individual who fools away his money for the diploma is not asked a single question connected with his knowledge of the theory of medicine. And yet this parchmentized, diplomatized personage is to be the individual whom the commissioners are to select as a fit person to be entrusted with the medical treatment of the sick poor of England and Wales!"
- "In a method of producing embossed effects on parchmentized fabrics, the steps comprising taking a parchmentized front cloth having substantially no shrinkage when treated with chemical agents […]"
- "The parchmentized Japine paper was criticized for its tendency to crack, one characteristic that may have implications for its handling and conservation treatment today."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Πέργαμον (Pérgamon) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Ancient Greek -νός (-nós) Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós) Ancient Greek Περγαμηνὴ (διφθέρα) (Pergamēnḕ (diphthéra))bor. Vulgar Latin *pergamīnus Old French parcheminbor. Middle English parchemyn English parchment Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English parchmentize Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English parchmentized From parchmentize + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpʰɑɹt͡ʃməntaɪzd/
- British English: /ˈpɑːtʃməntaɪzd/
Inflected Forms
more parchmentized (comparative)
most parchmentized (superlative)