vellum

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A fine parchment made from calfskin, lambskin, or kidskin and used for the pages and binding of books.

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A work written or printed on this parchment.

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A heavy off-white fine-quality paper resembling this parchment.

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The skin of calves prepared for writing, printing, or painting by long exposure in a bath of lime and by repeated rubbings with a burnisher; also, the skin of goats or kids similarly prepared.

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A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, — used as for writing upon, and for binding books.

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a fine kind of cotton fabric, made very transparent, and used as a tracing cloth.

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A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.

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A writing paper of very high quality.

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fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb