| Main Entry: | parchment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vellum |
Synonyms: |
diploma, goatskin, paper, sheepskin |
| Main Entry: | parchment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | material for writing |
Synonyms: |
diploma, palimpsest, paper, papyrus, pell, scroll, sheepskin, vellum |
| Main Entry: | pad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tablet of paper |
Synonyms: |
block, jotter, memorandum, notebook, notepad, paper, parchment, quire, ream, scratch, scratch pad, slips |
| Main Entry: | paper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | material upon which one writes |
Synonyms: |
card, filing card, letterhead, newsprint, note, note card, note pad, onion skin, pad, papyrus, parchment, poster, rag, sheet, stationery, tissue, vellum |
| Main Entry: | skin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outer covering, especially of animate being |
Synonyms: |
bark, carapace, case, casing, coating, crust, cutis, derma, dermis, epidermis, fell, film, fur, hide, hull, husk, integument, jacket, membrane, outside, parchment, peel, pelt, rind, sheath, sheathing, shell, shuck, slough, surface, tegument, vellum |
| Notes: | skin is the general term for an animal's outer covering; the layer of fur, hair, or wool is the coat; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals |
Antonyms: |
body, core, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | scroll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rolled sheet, especially a manuscript |
Synonyms: |
document, manuscript, paper, parchment, scripture |
| Main Entry: | leather |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hide |
Synonyms: |
cat-o'-nine-tails, goatskin, oxhide, parchment, sheepskin, skin, strap, strop, tan, taws, thong, thrash, tooling, whip |
| Main Entry: | scroll |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | roll of writing |
Synonyms: |
document, list, papyrus, parchment, roll, schedule, scrawl, streamer, volute, writing |
| Main Entry: | lamina |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skin |
Synonyms: |
bark, carapace, case, casing, coating, crust, cutis, derma, dermis, epidermis, fell, film, fur, hide, hull, husk, integument, jacket, membrane, outside, parchment, peel, pelt, rind, sheath, sheathing, shell, shuck, slough, surface, tegument, vellum |