Onionskin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  onionskin \on"ion*skin`\, n. [Onion + skin.]
     A kind of thin but strong translucent paper with a glossy
     finish.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  onionskin
       n : a thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially
           for making carbon copies [syn: {flimsy}]