Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A thin, strong, light, translucent paper; used especially for making carbon copies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: onion paper
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A kind of marble with swirls of color on the outside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: flimsy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: typewriter paper, typing paper
History
From onion + skin; named for its resemblance to the skin of an onion (thin and crinkly).
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
