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| vel·lum [ vélləm ] (plural vel·lums) |
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1. animal skin parchment: high quality parchment made from calfskin, kidskin, or lambskin
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2. vellum manuscript: a manuscript written or printed on vellum
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3. paper resembling vellum: an off-white heavy paper resembling vellum
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| [15th century. < French vélin "of a calf" < Old French veel "calf" (see veal)] |
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  vel·lum adjective |
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