onion skinn.

Brit.

/ˈʌnjən skɪn/, U.S.

/ˈənjən ˌskɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: onion n.¹, skin n.

Etymology: < onion n.¹ + skin n.

1. The outermost or any of the outer layers of an onion.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > onion, leek, or garlic > onion > skin, seed, shoots, or bulbs

onion seed1356

scallion1393

cartilage1563

onion skin1616

fold1675

tunic1832

onion set1859

grass1885

1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey xix. 296 Was as thin, As any dry and tender Onion skin.

1849 R. Kane Elements Chem. (ed. 2) 217 Boracic acid and sulphuric acid both redden litmus, but the former colours it of a port-wine colour, while the latter tinges it of the red of an onion-skin.

1875 Manufacturer & Builder Nov. 252/1 For the paper he substituted films of collodion, thinner than an onion-skin.

1952 A. Lichine Wines of France xiii. 175 When old..the wines have a brownish tinge, which the French call pelure d'oignon, or onion skin.

1996 Church Times 24 May 10/4 Paste-egg Day was Easter Sunday, when hardboiled eggs, coloured with onion skins and spring flowers, were..bowled down a bank.

2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 22 Sept. vi. 85/1 I talked her through the salad, guiding her to peel off the outer layer of onion skin and trim the ends.

2. Frequently hyphenated or as one word. Chiefly U.S. Very thin smooth translucent paper. Also: a ballot paper made of this. Frequently attributive.

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society > communication > printing > paper > [noun] > types of printing paper

newspaper1756

tissue1780

surface paper1851

pulp paper1863

India paper1875

onion skin1879

news1887

bâtonné1892

Bible paper1926

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > means of signifying choice > voting-paper

bullet1615

billet1627

proxy1660

policy1670

ballot1710

scrutiny1728

voting paper1815

ballot paper1818

onion skin1879

1879 C. G. Williams in Congress. Rec. 23 June App. 120/1 The term ‘onion skin’ or ‘tissue ballots’ has obtained a generic and well-defined meaning synonymous with the ‘stuffing’ of ballot-boxes.

1892 Paper & Press July facing p. 49 (advt.) The Highest Grades of Typewriter Paper a Specialty. Onion Skin. Manifold Linen.

1922 Handbk. Quality-standard Papers (Amer. Writing Paper Co.) 360 Onion Skin. A thin, transparent, highly glazed paper made of rag and sulphite.

1956 S. Bellow Seize the Day (1957) iv. 99 He took out a substantial bundle of onion-skin papers and said, ‘These are the receipts of the transactions. Duplicates.’

1992 Maclean's 30 Nov. 12/3 One of the key pieces of evidence was the onionskin copy of a credit card receipt that police found in the snow near the murder scene on the night of the killing.

2000 P. Keith-Speigal & M. W. Wiederman Compl. Guide to Graduate School Admission iv. vxiii. 196 The unappealing ones [sc. application letters] are printed on delicate onionskin or on bright pink or goldenrod paper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	onion skin
释义	onion skinn. Brit. /ˈʌnjən skɪn/, U.S. /ˈənjən ˌskɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: onion n.¹, skin n. Etymology: < onion n.¹ + skin n. 1. The outermost or any of the outer layers of an onion. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > onion, leek, or garlic > onion > skin, seed, shoots, or bulbs onion seed1356 scallion1393 cartilage1563 onion skin1616 fold1675 tunic1832 onion set1859 grass1885 1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey xix. 296 Was as thin, As any dry and tender Onion skin. 1849 R. Kane Elements Chem. (ed. 2) 217 Boracic acid and sulphuric acid both redden litmus, but the former colours it of a port-wine colour, while the latter tinges it of the red of an onion-skin. 1875 Manufacturer & Builder Nov. 252/1 For the paper he substituted films of collodion, thinner than an onion-skin. 1952 A. Lichine Wines of France xiii. 175 When old..the wines have a brownish tinge, which the French call pelure d'oignon, or onion skin. 1996 Church Times 24 May 10/4 Paste-egg Day was Easter Sunday, when hardboiled eggs, coloured with onion skins and spring flowers, were..bowled down a bank. 2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 22 Sept. vi. 85/1 I talked her through the salad, guiding her to peel off the outer layer of onion skin and trim the ends. 2. Frequently hyphenated or as one word. Chiefly U.S. Very thin smooth translucent paper. Also: a ballot paper made of this. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > paper > [noun] > types of printing paper newspaper1756 tissue1780 surface paper1851 pulp paper1863 India paper1875 onion skin1879 news1887 bâtonné1892 Bible paper1926 the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > means of signifying choice > voting-paper bullet1615 billet1627 proxy1660 policy1670 ballot1710 scrutiny1728 voting paper1815 ballot paper1818 onion skin1879 1879 C. G. Williams in Congress. Rec. 23 June App. 120/1 The term ‘onion skin’ or ‘tissue ballots’ has obtained a generic and well-defined meaning synonymous with the ‘stuffing’ of ballot-boxes. 1892 Paper & Press July facing p. 49 (advt.) The Highest Grades of Typewriter Paper a Specialty. Onion Skin. Manifold Linen. 1922 Handbk. Quality-standard Papers (Amer. Writing Paper Co.) 360 Onion Skin. A thin, transparent, highly glazed paper made of rag and sulphite. 1956 S. Bellow Seize the Day (1957) iv. 99 He took out a substantial bundle of onion-skin papers and said, ‘These are the receipts of the transactions. Duplicates.’ 1992 Maclean's 30 Nov. 12/3 One of the key pieces of evidence was the onionskin copy of a credit card receipt that police found in the snow near the murder scene on the night of the killing. 2000 P. Keith-Speigal & M. W. Wiederman Compl. Guide to Graduate School Admission iv. vxiii. 196 The unappealing ones [sc. application letters] are printed on delicate onionskin or on bright pink or goldenrod paper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1616
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