vellum

See also: velum

English

Etymology

From Old French velin (French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”), as if derived from Old French veel (“veal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛləm/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɛləm

Noun

vellum (countable and uncountable, plural vellums)

1. A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 113–114:

     Little, however, of the wall was seen, for it was nearly hidden by the arched book-cases; and the ponderous tomes, mostly bound in black or white vellum, long since grown dingy with age, contrasted forcibly with the gayer ornaments of their habitation.

   • 1922, P. B. M. Allan, chapter VIII, in The Book-Hunter at Home‎^[1], 2nd edition, London: Philip Allan & Co., page 203:

     From this list are purposely omitted books printed upon vellum, Books of Hours of the Virgin Mary, and illuminated books; for these are rarities within reach of the wealthy only.

2. A writing paper of very high quality.

Derived terms

• vellum cloth
• vellum paper

 

Translations

type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf

• Bulgarian: перга́мент m (pergáment)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上等犊皮纸

• Esperanto: veleno (eo)
• Finnish: pergamentti (fi), veliini (fi)
• French: vélin (fr) m
• Georgian: პერგამენტი (ṗergamenṭi), ცვილულა (cvilula)
• Interlingua: vitellino
• Irish: párpháipéar m
• Italian: pergamena (it) f, cartapecora (it) f, membrana (it) f, vello (it) m
• Japanese: 上質皮紙 (jōshitsuhishi), ベラム (beramu)
• Polish: welin (pl) m
• Portuguese: velino (pt) m
• Russian: перга́мент (ru) (pergáment)
• Spanish: vitela (es)
• Turkish: tirşe (tr), tirşe taklidi kağıt
• Volapük: pigmin (vo)

writing paper of very high quality

• Finnish: silopaperi
• French: vélin (fr) m
• German: Pergement n, Velin n
• Irish: párpháipéar m
• Japanese: ベラム紙 (beramushi), ベラム (beramu)
• Swedish: veläng n
• Turkish: parşömen (tr), parşömen kağıdı

See also

• bookfell
• parchment

Anagrams

• mulvel

Icelandic

Noun

vellum f

1. indefinite dative plural of vella

Verb

vellum

1. first-person plural present indicative of vella
2. first-person plural present subjunctive of vella

Old Norse

Noun

vellum

1. dative plural of vell
2. dative plural of vella

Verb

vellum

1. inflection of vella
   1. first-person plural present indicative of vella
   2. first-person plural imperative of vella