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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[OE.

velim

, F.

vélin

, fr. L.

vitulinus

of a calf, fr.

vitulus

a calf. See

A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, – used as for writing upon, and for binding books.

Vellum cloth

a fine kind of cotton fabric, made very transparent, and used as a tracing cloth.

Noun.

[L. vello.]

A finer kind of parchment or skin, rendered clear and white for writing.