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Vellum

Vellum Meaning & Definition
Vellum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vellum?

[n] fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
[n] a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment

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See Also | lambskin | parchment | sheepskin | writing paper

Vellum In Webster's Dictionary

\Vel"lum\, n. [OE. velim, F. v['e]lin, fr. L. vitulinus of a calf, fr. vitulus a calf. See {Veal}.] A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and for binding books. {Vellum cloth}, a fine kind of cotton fabric, made very transparent, and used as a tracing cloth.

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