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单词 onionskin
释义

onionskin

[ uhn-yuhn-skin ]
/ ˈʌn yənˌskɪn /

noun

a thin, lightweight, translucent, glazed paper, used especially for making carbon copies.

Origin of onionskin

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; onion + skin

Words nearby onionskin

onion, onion dome, onion fly, onion rings, Onions, onionskin, onion snow, onion weed, Onitsha, on its merits, -onium
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Example sentences from the Web for onionskin

  • She picked a sheet of onionskin paper out of her bag and handed it to me.

    The Knights of Arthur|Frederik Pohl

British Dictionary definitions for onionskin

onionskin
/ (ˈʌnjənˌskɪn) /

noun

a glazed translucent paper
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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