vellum

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf. countable,uncountable
    — 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.
  2. A writing paper of very high quality. countable,uncountable

词形变化

vellums plural

词汇关系

衍生词
vellum cloth vellum paper
相关词
bookfell parchment

词源

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