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Meaning of paper-thick | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Very thick.
    idiomatic, uncommon
  2. Difficult to slice or separate.
    idiomatic, uncommon

Examples

“To make a key of a chamber-door, which to your sight hath its wards and rose-pipe but paper-thick, and yet at pleasure, in a minute of an hour, shall become a perfect pistol, capable to shoot through a breast-plate commonly of carbine-proof, with prime, powder, and firelock, undiscoverable to a stranger's hand.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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