'Vellum' definitions:
Definition of 'vellum'
(from WordNet)
noun
A heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
noun
Fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
Definition of 'Vellum'
From: GCIDE
- Vellum \Vel"lum\, n. [OE. velim, F. v['e]lin, fr. L. vitulinus of a calf, fr. vitulus a calf. See Veal.] A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and for binding books. [1913 Webster]
- Vellum cloth, a fine kind of cotton fabric, made very transparent, and used as a tracing cloth. [1913 Webster]