onionskin
/ˈʌnjənˌskɪn/
noun
- A thin, lightweight paper that is somewhat transparent, used especially for carbon copies or airmail letters.
- He carefully peeled a sheet of onionskin from the pad to insert into the typewriter.
- The old office still had a box of onionskin paper for making carbon copies.
- She typed the letter on onionskin so it would be light enough to mail overseas.
- The thin, papery outer layer of an onion bulb.
- He saved the dried onionskin to use as a natural dye for Easter eggs.
- The onionskin crackled as she peeled it away from the white flesh.
- A piece of onionskin fluttered to the kitchen floor as she chopped the onion.
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