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单词 vellum
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vellum

(veləm)
uncountable noun
Vellum is strong paper of good quality for writing on.

vellum in British English

(ˈvɛləm)
noun
1. 
a fine parchment prepared from the skin of a calf, kid, or lamb
2. 
a work printed or written on vellum
3. 
a creamy coloured heavy paper resembling vellum
adjective
4. 
made of or resembling vellum
5. 
(of a book) bound in vellum
Word origin
C15: from Old French velin, from velin of a calf, from veel veal

vellum in American English

(ˈvɛləm)
noun
1. 
a fine kind of parchment prepared from calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin, used as writing parchment or for binding books
2. 
a manuscript written on vellum
3. 
a strong paper made to resemble vellum
adjective
4. 
of or like vellum
Word origin
ME velim < MFr velin, vellum, prepared calfskin < OFr veel: see veal

Examples of 'vellum' in a sentence
vellum

Its pages were heavy vellum and in the centre of the opened one were six lines of uneven length.
Fraser, Anthea PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW (2002)
Perhaps planning to use the old vellum to forge the will himself.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY (2002)
He drew his thumb along the flap and pulled out a single sheet of white vellum, written just on one side.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
He sleuthed alone in the musty stacks, he hovered over the mahogany drawers lined with vellum manuscripts.
Gregory Maguire WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST (2002)
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