vellum
pronunciation
How to pronounce vellum in British English:
UK [ˈveləm]
How to pronounce vellum in American English:
US [ˈvɛləm]
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- Noun:
- a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
- fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
Word Origin
- vellum
- vellum: see veal
- vellum (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French velin "parchment made from calfskin" (13c.), from vel, veel "calf" (see veal).
Example
- 1. The codex sinaiticus was hand-written by four scribes in greek on animal hide , known as vellum , in the mid-fourth century around the time of the roman emperor constantine the great who embraced christianity .