† patchmentn.
Obsolete (rare in later use).
Patchwork; a patchwork item. Also figurative.
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a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 205 A patchment of untruthes.
1688 W. Scott True Hist. (Poem section) 88 The silly Sheep-skin turn'd to Patchment is.
1842 C. Mathews Career Puffer Hopkins 235/1 Fob..held spread out before him, as wide as his thin, feeble arms would allow, the old parchment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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