onionskin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of onionskin
Example Sentences
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I scoured the onionskin pages of Hemmings Motor News in search of what the English call a “well-sorted” car: mechanically sound but far from concours, one that I wouldn’t be afraid to drive.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2021
Her mother dutifully obliged, writing her instructions in Hindi on onionskin paper that Jaffrey still has.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2019
The original typewriter-written version, on a single sheet of onionskin paper with ink corrections, is in the retrospective.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2018
First, he read the original investigation reports, some of which he said were written on onionskin paper.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2017
I puzzle over the onionskin, trying to spill my heart onto the page.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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