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vellum definition

vel·lum (vel′əm)

noun

  1. a fine kind of parchment prepared from calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin, used as writing parchment or for binding books
  2. a manuscript written on vellum
  3. a strong paper made to resemble vellum

Etymology: ME velim < MFr velin, vellum, prepared calfskin < OFr veel: see veal

adjective

of or like vellum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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