parchmentize, v.
(ˈpɑːtʃməntaɪz)
[f. parchment n. + -ize.]
trans. To convert into parchment; to make parchment-like in texture. Hence ˈparchmentized ppl. a., ˈparchmentizing vbl. n.
| 1878 Abney Photogr. (1881) 44 Sulphuric acid parchmentises paper when it is immersed in it,..that is, renders it tough and of close texture. 1882 J. Swan in Nature 10 Aug. 357 A carbon filament produced from parchmentised cotton thread. 1883 Hardwick's Photogr. Chem. (ed. Taylor) 153 The ..effect of the previous parchmentizing. |