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Definition of vellum in English: vellumnoun ˈvɛləmˈvɛləm mass nounFine parchment made originally from the skin of a calf. count noun we passed a shop offering fine parchments and even finer vellums Example sentencesExamples - Before the advent of the printing press, books were made of vellum because it was durable.
- From what scholars have managed to read so far they believe it is an early Christian Psalter written on vellum, a parchment made from animal skin.
- Other maps have been revised so many times that the vellum has holes in it, and parts of them are so old that we cannot unfold them without destroying them.
- Early codices were made of papyrus but later developments replaced this by vellum.
- Irish writings prior to the use of paper and print were written on vellum in a distinctive minuscule script which reflects 1,000 years of literary tradition.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French velin, from veel (see veal). Rhymes antebellum, cerebellum, elm, helm, overwhelm, pelham, realm, underwhelm Definition of vellum in US English: vellumnounˈvɛləmˈveləm 1Fine parchment made originally from the skin of a calf. Example sentencesExamples - Early codices were made of papyrus but later developments replaced this by vellum.
- Irish writings prior to the use of paper and print were written on vellum in a distinctive minuscule script which reflects 1,000 years of literary tradition.
- Before the advent of the printing press, books were made of vellum because it was durable.
- Other maps have been revised so many times that the vellum has holes in it, and parts of them are so old that we cannot unfold them without destroying them.
- From what scholars have managed to read so far they believe it is an early Christian Psalter written on vellum, a parchment made from animal skin.
2Smooth writing paper imitating vellum.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French velin, from veel (see veal). |