vellum
noun/ˈveləm/
/ˈveləm/
[uncountable]- material made from the skin of a sheep, goat or calf, used for making book covers and, in the past, for writing on
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- smooth cream-coloured paper used for writing on
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French velin, from veel , from Latin vitellus, diminutive of vitulus ‘calf’.
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