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onionskin

[ uhn-yuhn-skin ]
/ ˈʌn yənˌskɪn /
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noun
a thin, lightweight, translucent, glazed paper, used especially for making carbon copies.
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Origin of onionskin

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; onion + skin

Words nearby onionskin

onion, onion dome, onion fly, onion rings, Onions, onionskin, onion snow, onion weed, Onitsha, on its merits, -onium
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Words related to onionskin

card, note, pad, poster, sheet, stationery, letterhead, newsprint, papyrus, parchment, rag, tissue, vellum

How to use onionskin in a sentence

  • She picked a sheet of onionskin paper out of her bag and handed it to me.

    The Knights of Arthur|Frederik Pohl

British Dictionary definitions for onionskin

onionskin
/ (ˈʌnjənˌskɪn) /
noun
a glazed translucent paper
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