vellum
Americannoun
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calfskin, lambskin, kidskin, etc., treated for use as a writing surface.
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a manuscript or the like on vellum.
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a texture of paper or cloth resembling vellum.
adjective
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made of or resembling vellum.
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bound in vellum.
noun
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a fine parchment prepared from the skin of a calf, kid, or lamb
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a work printed or written on vellum
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a creamy coloured heavy paper resembling vellum
adjective
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made of or resembling vellum
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(of a book) bound in vellum
Other Word Forms
- half-vellum noun
Etymology
Origin of vellum
1400–50; late Middle English velum, velim < Middle French ve ( e ) lin of a calf. See veal, -in 1
Example Sentences
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He employed a wide range of materials in them — wood, bronze, steel, aluminum, brass, cardboard, paper, canvas, plastic, vellum, photogravure and wallboard.
From Los Angeles Times
The scroll, which consists of 56 pages stitched together by hand and contains about 11,600 words, is the first to be printed on paper, rather than vellum, reflecting the king’s views on animal welfare.
From Seattle Times
The cupboards in the lab-like room held vellum and dyes and more exotic sounding material such as Goldbeater's skin.
From BBC
Instead the artist more often painted on the plaster of frescoes or on paper or vellum—parchment made from calfskin.
From Scientific American
“Leather will wet rot. Collagen fibers in vellum will tighten and shrink.”
From New York Times
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