vellum

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They are all printed from large, clear type on a superior quality of flexible paper and bound in English vellum cloth, assorted colors, containing charming female heads lithographed in twelve colors, as inlays; the titles being stamped in harmonizing colors of ink or foil.

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  1. noun A fine parchment made from calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin and used for the pages and binding of books.
  2. noun A work written or printed on this parchment.
  3. noun A heavy off-white fine-quality paper resembling this parchment.

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  • As solid to the eye as a sheet of vellum, the word balloon displayed its message on both sides in readable orientation. —  F ;SF; - vol 098 issue 02 - February 2000
  • Sheafs of creamy vellum were scattered over a three-legged stool. —  A WHISPER OF ROSES - TERESA MEDEIROS
  • A piece of vellum, about ten inches in length and eight in width, pliant and firm, can be folded up, and enclosed in the shell of a large walnut. —  Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
  • She would write one on gilded vellum, and, folding it, would hand it to the slave next to her, who dipped it in frankincense, and handed it to the next one, who sprinkled it with attar of roses, and passed it to the next, who ran with it as hard as ever he could to the Prince. —  Ting-a-ling
  • Having the honour to hold the Society's silver medal as well as its testimonial on vellum, and also a silver medal from the Board of Trade for saving life from drowning on many occasions I feel much interest in this subject; and I shall feel much obliged if you will give me instructions how to proceed in the event of a similar case taking place. —  The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe
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  1. Middle English velim, from Old French velin, from veel, calf; see veal.

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  1. Formerly also vellam, velame, early modern English velym; from Middle English velim, velym, velyme, from Old French velin, French vélin, from Middle Latin *vitulinum, also vitulinium, also pellis vitulina (cf. Italian vitellina), calfskin, vellum, neuter (or feminine) of vitulinus, of a calf, from Latin vitulus, a calf: see veal. Vellum thus represents the adjective of veal, ‘calf.’ For the terminal form vellum, from vitidinum, cf. venom, from venenum.
 

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