SC - Vellum and parchm,ent-differences-OT
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LrdRas at aol.com
Sat Jun 24 20:48:11 PDT 2000
In a message dated 6/24/00 2:24:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
CBlackwill at aol.com writes:
<< The difference between vellum
and parchment >>
vel*lum [1] (noun)
[Middle English velim, from Middle French veelin, from veelin, adjective, of
a calf, from veel calf -- more at VEAL]
First appeared 15th Century
1 : a fine-grained unsplit lambskin, kidskin, or calfskin prepared esp. for
writing on or for binding books
2 : a strong cream-colored paper
parch*ment (noun)
[Middle English parchemin, from Middle French, modification of Latin
pergamena, from Greek pergamene, from feminine of Pergamenos of Pergamum,
from Pergamon Pergamum]
First appeared 14th Century
1 : the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
2 : strong, tough, and often somewhat translucent paper made to resemble
parchment
3 : a parchment manuscript; also : an academic diploma
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