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单词 vellum
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
vel•lum /ˈvɛləm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. calfskin, lambskin, kidskin, etc., treated for use as a writing surface.
  2. a texture of paper or cloth resembling vellum.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. made of or resembling vellum.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
vel•lum  (vel′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. calfskin, lambskin, kidskin, etc., treated for use as a writing surface.
  2. a manuscript or the like on vellum.
  3. a texture of paper or cloth resembling vellum.

adj. 
  1. made of or resembling vellum.
  2. bound in vellum.
  • Middle French ve(e)lin of a calf. See veal, -in1
  • late Middle English velum, velim 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vellum /ˈvɛləm/ n
  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
 adj
  1. made of or resembling vellum
  2. (of a book) bound in vellum
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French velin, from velin of a calf, from veel veal
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