onionskin
1
7.6
- noun
- /ˈʌnjənˌskɪn/
- Archaic
:
papel cebolla
- She licked her finger to raise the corner of the next page, teasing the thin onionskin up into her hand.
- onionskin paper
- onionskin pages
- onionskin sheet
Examples
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I loved to feel the cover and the onionskin pages that were tipped in gold and totally free of marginalia.
Fiction book (2000) -
It is seven decades old now, and the onionskin pages are loose to their binding.
Blog text (2) -
The surface felt thin, crisp, and slightly flexible, like onionskin paper or a stiff plastic film.
Fiction book (1999) -
At the bottom of the stack is an onionskin envelope with swirly blue writing.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Oh, look, a letter from Tilly," Rowena had said, holding the onionskin inches from her nose.
Fiction book (1994) -
It contained two sheets of onionskin airmail paper covered in script.
Fiction book (1994) -
Darling spread out the map like a tablecloth under their cups, crumbs, and napkins and brought out sheets of onionskin scribbled over in pencil with the itinerary, flight numbers, train routes, and the names, telephone numbers, and addresses of hotels.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was smaller than the heavy black family Bible, and it was made of limp ivory-leather covers and had onionskin pages the girls were allowed to examine but not to turn without Momma's supervision; the Bible that would disappear with Gretel Nissenbaum, forever.
Fiction book (1997) -
Peeling away the stuck-together pages, I found a blue piece of paper tucked into the middle of the spine—onionskin thin, extraordinarily delicate, and maybe six inches by four.
Academic text (2011) -
She wrote her notes on onionskin paper to ensure they were lightweight and easy to send.
Synonyms
1
7.6
A thin, light, see-through paper used to make carbon copies
Thin lightweight paper you use with carbon paper to make extra copies
Thin paper used with carbon paper to make several copies
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Morphology
Etymology
Onionskin comes from how the paper looks: it is as thin and 'see-through' as an onion's outer skin, so people joined onion and skin to name it. That's why onionskin means very thin, light paper that you can partly see through and that is often used for carbon copies.