n. A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
n. A writing paper of very high quality.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and for binding books.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The skin of calves prepared for writing, printing, or painting by long exposure in a bath of lime and by repeated rubbings with a burnisher; also, the skin of goats or kids similarly prepared.
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n. fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
n. a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
Word Usage
"Among the highlights will be a striking leaf with gold script on blue vellum from the celebrated "Blue Qur'an" produced in North Africa or the Near East in the ninth-10th century (estimate: £ 200,000 - £ 300,000)."