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# vellum

noun (vellum, vellums)

«vellum» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Vellum is thick, smooth writing material made from the skin of an animal, used for old books and documents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vellum/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales and history, old books and stories were written on vellum before paper was common

### Examples

- The monk wrote the story on vellum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vellum/#x1)
- The old book had pages of vellum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vellum/#x2)
- Vellum lasts for many years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vellum/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vellum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vellum/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vellum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vellum.html) on Mova free.