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BNC: 25450 COCA: 28215

vellum

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vellum /ˈvɛləm/ noun
vellum
/ˈvɛləm/
noun
Learner's definition of VELLUM
[noncount]
: a smooth material made from the skin of a young animal and used especially for covering books or for writing on(书封或书写用的)羊皮纸,犊皮纸
: a strong cream-colored paper仿羊皮纸;仿犊皮纸
BNC: 25450 COCA: 28215

vellum

1 of 2

noun

vel·​lum ˈve-ləm How to pronounce vellum (audio)
1
: a fine-grained unsplit lambskin, kidskin, or calfskin prepared especially for writing on or for binding books
2
: a strong cream-colored paper

vellum

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adjective

1
: of, resembling, or bound in vellum
2
: slightly rough
paper with a vellum finish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Use paper punches or scissors to cut hearts from colored vellum and lightweight decorative papers. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022 Insert the vellum in the pumpkin, and center it over the opening so that the design faces out; attach it with straight pins. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 Animal hides were treated and cured to make leather for clothing, belts, bedding, book bindings and vellum for reproducing religious texts. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021 Archaeologists claim the abbey’s many monks and lay brothers raised sheep and cattle on a large scale, turning the resulting wool and leather into numerous products, including parchment and vellum for printing. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021 Prior to the codex, reading and writing took place on scrolls—long, rolled sheets of paper (or vellum or papyrus)—and then on wax tablets, which a sharp stylus could imprint and its tapered end could erase. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2021 Before throwing away the vellum — the now-obsolete technology used to print T-shirts — Sherfey duplicated it on his computer. Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021 Guests found their seats thanks to bilingual escort cards by Written Word Calligraphy and Design, which also designed the menus that boasted black vellum illustrated with loose florals. Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Nov. 2020 This model can cut through over 100 materials, from thin pieces of vellum to tough leather. Sarah Kovac, Reviewed, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2019
Adjective
But its closest real-life approximation is the 1511 Westminster Tournament, immortalized on a vellum roll. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2020 These stoneware pieces, glazed with either vellum whites or bronzy browns, evoke bowls or vases in their symmetry and roundness, their open, hollow interiors, and their use of the age-old pinch-and-coil method. Roberta Smith, Will Heinrich, Martha Schwendener And Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English velym, borrowed from Anglo-French velim, veeslin, noun derivative of *veelin "of a calf," from veel "calf" + -in -ine entry 1 — more at veal entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of vellum was in the 14th century
BNC: 25450 COCA: 28215

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