onionskin
noun
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noun
Etymology: From onion + skin; named for its resemblance to the skin of an onion (thin and crinkly).
- A thin, strong, light, translucent paper; used especially for making carbon copies.
“I heard the dry-leaf rustle of onionskin papers.”
- A kind of marble with swirls of color on the outside.