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onion skinnoun1The thin outer layer of an onion: onion skins and peelings still have nutrients in them...- Continuous layers of nacre grow like onion skins around the particle.
- At Easter, eggs are colored using onion skins rather than paint.
- Pieces of real onion skin are sandwiched in plastic film.
1.1 [mass noun] (usually onionskin) Very fine smooth translucent paper: the screenplay is so thin it could have been printed on onionskin...- The diary is in patterned paper with an onion skin wrapper, facsimile materials bound in, some folding.
- You want to create multiple layers, as if you were using onion skin paper, not kindergarten easel paper.
- Typically, very thin originals, such as those on onion skin or similar papers, are the most prone to problems.
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