onionskin

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  1. noun A thin, strong, translucent paper.

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  • I wrote after he was asleep, on blue onionskin, and left the letters on his desk so he would find them in the morning. —  Secret Ceremonies
  • His skin was translucently white, like onionskin, and it looked just as delicate—it stood in shocking contrast to the long black hair that framed his face. —  Meyer, Stephenie - New Moon
  • She writes on onionskin paper with hands as wrinkled as orange peel. —  Knocking From Inside
  • They†™ re printed on onionskin and sewn in signatures. —  Harper's Magazine
  • In the March sale, the priciest of the marbles was an extremely rare 4-panel onionskin type with suspended bits of mica creating a "blizzard" effect. —  Antique News News!
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