vellum C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈvɛləm/ See IPA manual Freq #60433 Meanings 1 noun fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb The edict was written upon vellum. 2 noun a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment We bought vellum at the local stationary store. Thesaurus Synonyms drumhead Word family Forms vellums Related forms bookfellparchmentveilveal Common collocations on vellum Preposition + noun Etymology From Old French velin (French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”), as if derived from Old French veel (“veal”). velin Old French vitulinus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vellum **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈvɛləm/ **Frequency rank:** 60433 ## Meanings 1. fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb 2. a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment ## Examples - The edict was written upon vellum. - We bought vellum at the local stationary store. ## Synonyms - drumhead ## Related Forms - bookfell - parchment - veil - veal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: velin - Root: vitulinus ## Etymology From Old French velin (French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”), as if derived from Old French veel (“veal”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown