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
  • This model can cut through over 100 materials, from thin pieces of vellum to tough leather.
    — Sarah Kovac, Reviewed, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2019
  • That's because the face is covered with nearly invisible fuzz called vellum hairs.
    — Judy Dutton, Redbook, 20 Jan. 2018
  • 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, 6 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • If Prince Harry marries Meghan then his certificate will be in our vellum.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • The original sketch of colored pencil on vellum has been passed down for generations, Spackey said.
    — Sarah Hui, Dallas News, 27 June 2019
  • Use paper punches or scissors to cut hearts from colored vellum and lightweight decorative papers.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Use paper punches or scissors to cut hearts from colored vellum and lightweight decorative papers.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Natural textures include vellum, wicker, leather, brass and marble.
    — Celia Barbour, House Beautiful, 30 May 2017
  • The team published a study in 2015 analyzing proteins rubbed off of uterine vellum.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 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
  • The translucent non-reflective glaze — developed by Rookwood in 1904 — is called vellum.
    — Jane Alexiadis, The Mercury News, 14 June 2017
  • Other common additions include wax seals, jackets, vellum overlays, and envelope liners to add an extra design touch.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Manuscripts are things of goat vellum and iron-gall ink, but even print bares the marks of embodiment, that Renaissance device constructed by goldsmiths, who worked with the metal of type, and vintners who understood how to use a press.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • The 1343 certificate, on vellum and with a fancy fringe, is decorated with images of Mary, little Jesus, three saints, and symbols of the Evangelists.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024

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