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VELLUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vellum" is a kind of...):
lambskin; parchment; sheepskin (skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("vellum" is a kind of...):
writing paper (paper material made into thin sheets that are sized to take ink; used for writing correspondence and manuscripts)
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