1
: a fine-grained unsplit lambskin, kidskin, or calfskin prepared especially for writing on or for binding books
2
: a strong cream-colored paper
1
: of, resembling, or bound in vellum
2
: slightly rough
paper with a vellum finish
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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Next in line is a first edition of Newton’s Principia in contemporary vellum from 1687 ($400,000 to $600,000) and Johannes Kepler’s Astronomia nova from 1609 ($300,000 to $500,000).
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2020
These stoneware pieces, glazed with either vellum whites or bronzy browns, evoke bowls or vases in their symmetry and roundness, their open, hollow interiors, and their use of the age-old pinch-and-coil method.
—Roberta Smith, Will Heinrich, Martha Schwendener and Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
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Noun
Thirsk’s new duties include preparing vellum and identifying the various landmarks in the area, few of which have more than the most generic of names.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Next in line is a first edition of Newton’s Principia in contemporary vellum from 1687 ($400,000 to $600,000) and Johannes Kepler’s Astronomia nova from 1609 ($300,000 to $500,000).
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Adjective
But its closest real-life approximation is the 1511 Westminster Tournament, immortalized on a vellum roll.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2020
These stoneware pieces, glazed with either vellum whites or bronzy browns, evoke bowls or vases in their symmetry and roundness, their open, hollow interiors, and their use of the age-old pinch-and-coil method.
—Roberta Smith, Will Heinrich, Martha Schwendener and Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2017
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“Vellum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vellum. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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