| 词汇 | vellum |
| 释义 | vellum noun[ U ] uk /ˈvel.əm/ us /ˈvel.əm/ a thick, cream-coloured, very high-quality writing paper（用于书写的）仿犊皮纸，仿羊皮纸 ilonitta/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a material used in the past for writing on or for covering a book, made from the skins of young animals, especially cows or sheep（旧时的）犊皮纸，羊皮纸 Publishing: paper & stationery A3 A5 acid-free assembler backspace ballpoint pen chalk fountain pen gift wrap grammage hanging chad head-up display notepad propelling pencil pulp quill quire qwerty ream slate You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals Tanning & leather Examples of vellumvellum I say signature; because its position upon the vellum suggested this idea. The cost is the raw cost of purchasing paper compared with the cost of purchasing vellum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other people are not suggesting that there are printing problems with vellum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is that technology an objection to the continued use of vellum? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A few technical criticisms were thrown at vellum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the tax first came to this country in 1694, it was levied on the materials of business of the day—vellum, parchment and paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the arguments compared vellum with archival paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that can be done, there will be no problem in continuing to use vellum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He could easily supply vellum at half the current thickness if he were asked to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the problem with that argument is that vellum and paper are both flammable, so security cannot depend only on the document's material. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, let us support the libraries directly: let us not wrap up that support in a subsidy for vellum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is a serious fire, a document will burn whether it is of vellum or paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one asked whether the vellum could be thinner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we compare longevity of 250 or 500 years with the 1,500 years of vellum, the cost of £30,000 pales into insignificance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we should not take a chance, and we should stick with vellum, which has proved that it can survive over time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of vellum These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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