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onionskin
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on·ion·skin  (nyn-skn)
n.
A thin, strong, translucent paper.

onionskin [ˈʌnjənˌskɪn]
n
(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a glazed translucent paper
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Noun1.onionskin - a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copiesonionskin - a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
typewriter paper, typing paper - writing paper suitable for use in a typewriter


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At that time my writing was stored mostly in typewritten format, copies being made on onionskin paper by using carbon copying sheets.
Mitchell Wasserman, chief executive officer and cofounder of the company, said not only did freight forwarders previously have to use typewriters to prepare certificates of insurance on onionskin paper in triplicate, there was no control over what insuring terms were typed on the negotiable documents, presenting significant risks to insurers.
A hand-corrected Ralph Ellison manuscript on onionskin paper or a Phyllis Wheatley first edition, both acquisitions of AARL (wwmaf.
 
 
 
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