Parchment
Pronunciation : Parch"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. parchemin, perchemin, F. parchemin, LL. pergamenum, L. pergamena, pergamina, fr. L. Pergamenus of or belonging to Pergamus an ancient city of Mysia in Asia Minor, where parchment was first used.]
Definition : 1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum. But here's a parchment with the seal of C?sar. Shak.
2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp. Parchment paper. See Papyrine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913