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vellums

vellums is the plural of vellum.

Meaning of vellum

Noun

vellum (countable and uncountable, plural vellums)

  1. A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
    • Little, however, of the wall was seen, for it was nearly hidden by the arched book-cases; and the ponderous tomes, mostly bound in black or white vellum, long since grown dingy with age, contrasted forcibly with the gayer ornaments of their habitation.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 113–114
  2. A writing paper of very high quality.

Questions about vellums

What is vellums the plural of?
Vellums is the plural of vellum.

Words near vellums in the dictionary

  1. vellum
  2. vellum cloth
  3. vellum paper
  4. vellum papers
  5. vellumlike
  6. vellums
  7. vellumy
  8. vellus
  9. vellus hair
  10. vellus hairs
  11. Velma

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