a tough, thin, translucent, glossy paper, often used for carbon copies
onionskin in American English
(ˈunjənˌskɪn)
noun
a thin, lightweight, translucent, glazed paper, used esp. for making carbon copies
Word origin
[1875–80, Amer.; onion + skin]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: authoritarian, cross-fertilization, fan-tan, neoclassic, weekender
Examples of 'onionskin' in a sentence
onionskin
Ephemera - postcards, letters on onionskin foolscap, newspaper clippings - are tucked into the pages and offer narrative clues.