DCHP-2

parchment Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  See 1957 quote at parchment beaver.

  See also: parchment beaver  

• 2 n.

  an animal hide that has been dehaired, stretched, and dried, used for making such things as babiche, window panes, packstraps, and pemmican bags.

  See also: parchment skin  parfleche (def. 1)  skin (def. 2)