Parchment is durable, much more so than paper, and it could be reused which came in handy.

羊皮纸很耐用，比纸耐用得多，而且方便的是它可以重复使用。

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During the 1400s, when printing was being developed, paper became the predominant material for books in Europe, but prior to that, it was parchment.

在15世纪，印刷术得到发展，纸张成为欧洲书籍的主要材料，在此之前的主要材料是羊皮纸。

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A panda playing with paper placed her paw on a piece of parchment and promptly produced a paw print.

正在玩纸的一只大熊猫把它的一只爪子放在一张山羊皮纸上，山羊皮纸上迅速印出了一个爪子印。

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Ink and paper (or parchment or papyrus) have functioned brilliantly as a presentation and storage medium for a couple of thousand years.

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Here, fillets are used and parchment paper, rather than just the fish's skin, provides an extra barrier between the meat and the salt.

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As I don't wear hats, I lined a shoe box with parchment paper, poured in the batter, and put everything in the oven.

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