Vellum

//ˈvɛləm//

Synonyms for "vellum" (3 found)

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Noun(1 words)
parchment

Related words (1)

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Translations

35 translations across 18 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • перга́мент noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 上等犊皮纸 noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • veleno noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Finnish

3 entries
  • pergamentti noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • silopaperi noun (writing paper of very high quality)
  • veliini noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

French

2 entries
  • vélin noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • vélin noun (writing paper of very high quality)

Georgian

2 entries
  • პერგამენტი noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • ცვილულა noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

German

2 entries
  • Pergement noun (writing paper of very high quality)
  • Velin noun (writing paper of very high quality)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • vitellino noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Irish

2 entries
  • párpháipéar noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • párpháipéar noun (writing paper of very high quality)

Italian

4 entries
  • cartapecora noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • membrana noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • pergamena noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • vello noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ベラム noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • ベラム noun (writing paper of very high quality)
  • ベラム紙 noun (writing paper of very high quality)
  • 上質皮紙 noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Polish

2 entries
  • welin noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • welin noun (writing paper of very high quality)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • velino noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Russian

2 entries
  • веле́нь noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • перга́мент noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Spanish

1 entries
  • vitela noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Swedish

1 entries
  • veläng noun (writing paper of very high quality)

Turkish

4 entries
  • parşömen noun (writing paper of very high quality)
  • parşömen kağıdı noun (writing paper of very high quality)
  • tirşe noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)
  • tirşe taklidi kağıt noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Volapük

1 entries
  • pigmin noun (type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf)

Sample sentences

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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.

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From this list are purposely omitted books printed upon vellum, Books of Hours of the Virgin Mary, and illuminated books; for these are rarities within reach of the wealthy only.

Source: wiktionary

The metaphor is apt, imagining one's spiritual life as a poem, an authored thing, and not preserved on vellum either, but open to revision.

Source: wiktionary

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