parchmentizedadj.
/ˈpɑːtʃm(ə)ntʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈpɑrtʃm(ə)nˌtaɪzd/ Made parchment-like in texture, esp. (of thread or fabric) by means of treatment with acid; (of paper) converted into parchment paper.
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1882 J. Swan in Nature 10 Aug. 357 A carbon filament produced from parchmentised cotton thread.
1927 T. Woodhouse Artificial Silk: Manuf. & Uses 6 The..process of forming parchmentized threads by mechanical operations.
1945 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 12 Nov. 16 Be sure to see this reproduction of an oil pot table lamp, crystal fount... Complete with scenic parchmentized shade.
1985 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 26 May 75 Though he joked about becoming ‘parchmentized,’ like old scholars whose skin takes on the translucent patina of archival volumes, he planned to embark on a project that would make rare source books available to the public.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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