papery
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The show pairs the painting with a Kiki Smith sculpture, created over five decades later, that portrays the papery form of a woman from the waist down, her fetus dangling by an umbilical cord.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Beverage and food cartons — despite their papery appearance — are composed of layers of paper, plastic and sometimes aluminum.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
He rubs off the papery chaff with his fingers, parboils them and covers them with seasoned rice vinegar in a jar for 24 hours.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
One page is given to appetizers wrapped in papery layers of phyllo.
From New York Times • May 31, 2022
The leaves were whitish and rather papery, like the herb called honesty, and it was loaded with little brown fruits that looked rather like dates.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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