vel.
a skin, a hide
Meaning & usage
a skin, a hide
Haar velletje zat tussen de deur.
a fur, a pelt
Tientallen vellen van beren en wolven lagen opeengestapeld.
a sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page)
Het glas van een gloeilamp is niet veel dikker dan een vel papier
a membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk
Deze saus moet niet te lang koken, anders ontstaan er vellen.
a rag, a shred
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch vel, from Old Dutch *fel, from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pello-, *pelno-, whence Latin pellis, Greek πέλλα; cognate with German Fell.
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