Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Vellum

Vellum , noun

[Old English velim, French vélin, from Latin vitulinus of a calf, from vitulus a calf. See Veal.]

A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and for binding books.
Collocations (1)
Vellum cloth , a fine kind of cotton fabric, made very transparent, and used as a tracing cloth.