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Meaning of Onionskin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A thin, strong, light, translucent paper; used especially for making carbon copies.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A kind of marble with swirls of color on the outside.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية ورق قوي
Català paper ceba
Español papel cebolla
Suomi läpilyöntipaperi
Polski kalka

Examples

“I heard the dry-leaf rustle of onionskin papers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

oniontini onionweed oniscid oniscidean oniscoid oniscophagy

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