vellum

noun

1. calfskin, lambskin, kidskin, etc., treated for use as a writing surface.
2. a manuscript or the like on vellum.
3. a texture of paper or cloth resembling vellum.

adjective

4. made of or resembling vellum.
5. bound in vellum.

noun

1. a fine parchment prepared from the skin of a calf, kid, or lamb
2. a work printed or written on vellum
3. a creamy coloured heavy paper resembling vellum

adjective

4. made of or resembling vellum
5. (of a book) bound in vellum

n.

early 15c., from Old French velin “parchment made from calfskin,” from vel, veel “calf” (see veal).