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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:

Nouns denoting substances

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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