vellum

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• /ˈvɛləm/
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From Old French velin (French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”), as if derived from Old French veel (“veal”).

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: перга́мент (pergáment) — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Chinese Mandarin: 上等犊皮纸 — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Esperanto: veleno — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Finnish: pergamentti — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Finnish: veliini — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• French: vélin — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Georgian: პერგამენტი (ṗergamenṭi) — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Georgian: ცვილულა (cvilula) — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Interlingua: vitellino — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Irish: párpháipéar — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Italian: pergamena — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Italian: cartapecora — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Italian: membrana — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Italian: vello — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Japanese: 上質皮紙 (jōshitsuhishi) — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Japanese: ベラム (beramu) — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Polish: welin — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Portuguese: velino — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Russian: перга́мент (pergáment) — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Russian: веле́нь (velénʹ) — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Spanish: vitela — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Turkish: tirşe — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Turkish: tirşe taklidi kağıt — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Volapük: pigmin — type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf
• Finnish: silopaperi — writing paper of very high quality
• French: vélin — writing paper of very high quality
• German: Pergement — writing paper of very high quality
• German: Velin — writing paper of very high quality
• Irish: párpháipéar — writing paper of very high quality
• Japanese: ベラム紙 (beramushi) — writing paper of very high quality
• Japanese: ベラム (beramu) — writing paper of very high quality
• Polish: welin — writing paper of very high quality
• Swedish: veläng — writing paper of very high quality
• Turkish: parşömen — writing paper of very high quality
• Turkish: parşömen kağıdı — writing paper of very high quality