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单词 vellum
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Definition of vellum in English:

vellum

noun ˈvɛləmˈvɛləm
mass noun
  • Fine parchment made originally from the skin of a calf.

    精致羊皮纸,精致犊皮纸

    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:

vellum

nounˈvɛləmˈveləm
  • 1Fine parchment made originally from the skin of a calf.

    精致羊皮纸,精致犊皮纸

    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).

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