How to Use vellum in a Sentence

vellum

noun

• Some of the text and signatures are on the light side as the vellum used for the documents absorbed ink.
  — Tatyana Turner, chicagotribune.com, 31 Jan. 2022
• Paul Antonio writes laws on vellum for Her Majesty the Queen.
  — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2018
• Insert the vellum in the pumpkin, and center it over the opening so that the design faces out; attach it with straight pins.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
• So much gold that the vellum page looks physically heavy.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
• Both had been drawn by hand on vellum in remarkable detail.
  — National Geographic, 2 Nov. 2016
• Both had been drawn by hand on vellum in remarkable detail.
  — National Geographic, 2 Nov. 2016
• This model can cut through over 100 materials, from thin pieces of vellum to tough leather.
  — Sarah Kovac, Reviewed, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2019
• Once all the layers have dried, cut a small hole through the vellum and cardstock just above the decorative envelope.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
• Christie’s, the auction house, is offering a first edition in the original vellum binding for sale in New York on June 12th.
  — The Economist, 6 June 2019
• If Prince Harry marries Meghan then his certificate will be in our vellum.
  — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
• Christie’s, the auction house, is offering a first edition in its original vellum binding for sale in New York on June 12th.
  — The Economist, 4 June 2019
• Historically, the speech would be written on vellum, which is made from actual calf-skin, with ink that would take three days to dry.
  — Tara John, Time, 12 June 2017
• The team published a study in 2015 analyzing proteins rubbed off of uterine vellum.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2017
• Prior to the codex, reading and writing took place on scrolls—long, rolled sheets of paper (or vellum or papyrus)—and then on wax tablets, which a sharp stylus could imprint and its tapered end could erase.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2021
• Instead the artist more often painted on the plaster of frescoes or on paper or vellum—parchment made from calfskin.
  — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2023
• That's because the face is covered with nearly invisible fuzz called vellum hairs.
  — Judy Dutton, Redbook, 20 Jan. 2018
• The translucent non-reflective glaze — developed by Rookwood in 1904 — is called vellum.
  — Jane Alexiadis, The Mercury News, 14 June 2017
• The original sketch of colored pencil on vellum has been passed down for generations, Spackey said.
  — Sarah Hui, Dallas News, 27 June 2019
• Gross explains that vellum, a parchment made from calf skin, which costs the equivalent of $45 per sheet, is at once exponentially more expensive and more durable than paper.
  — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 8 May 2017
• Animal hides were treated and cured to make leather for clothing, belts, bedding, book bindings and vellum for reproducing religious texts.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
• Fried chicken, barely shielded by crispy skin as thin as vellum, may be followed by egg tofu, made with eggs and soy milk and close to custard inside, or golden e-fu noodles, chewy from a fizz of carbonated water in the dough.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2016
• Use paper punches or scissors to cut hearts from colored vellum and lightweight decorative papers.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
• Guests found their seats thanks to bilingual escort cards by Written Word Calligraphy and Design, which also designed the menus that boasted black vellum illustrated with loose florals.
  — Shira Savada, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Nov. 2020
• Before throwing away the vellum — the now-obsolete technology used to print T-shirts — Sherfey duplicated it on his computer.
  — Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2021
• Archaeologists claim the abbey’s many monks and lay brothers raised sheep and cattle on a large scale, turning the resulting wool and leather into numerous products, including parchment and vellum for printing.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2021
• Natural textures include vellum, wicker, leather, brass and marble.
  — Celia Barbour, House Beautiful, 30 May 2017
• Some of the text and signatures are on the light side as the vellum used for the documents absorbed ink.
  — Tatyana Turner, chicagotribune.com, 31 Jan. 2022
• Paul Antonio writes laws on vellum for Her Majesty the Queen.
  — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2018
• Insert the vellum in the pumpkin, and center it over the opening so that the design faces out; attach it with straight pins.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
• So much gold that the vellum page looks physically heavy.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019

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