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Meaning of "onionskin" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ONIONSKIN

ˈʌnjənˌskɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ONIONSKIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Onionskin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ONIONSKIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Onionskin

Onionskin or onion skin is a thin, light-weight, strong, often translucent paper. It was usually used with carbon paper for typing duplicates in a typewriter, for permanent records where low bulk was important, or for airmail correspondence. It typically has a 9 pound basis weight, and may be white or canary colored. In the typewriter era, onion skin often had a deeply textured cockle finish which allowed for easier erasure of typing mistakes, but other glazed and unglazed finishes were also available then and may be more common today. Onionskin paper is relatively durable and lightweight due to its high content of cotton fibers. Because of these attributes and its crispness when folding, onionskin paper is one of the best papers to use for toy kites and advanced paper airplanes. Paper airplanes made from onionskin paper tend to fly very well due to its low weight and high integrity once folded.

Definition of onionskin in the English dictionary

The definition of onionskin in the dictionary is a glazed translucent paper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ONIONSKIN

bearskin · buckskin · calfskin · cleanskin · coonskin · cowskin · doeskin · foreskin · kidskin · lambskin · leopardskin · oilskin · pigskin · sealskin · sheepskin · snakeskin · swanskin · turnskin · wineskin · wolfskin

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ONIONSKIN

onie · onion · onion dome · onion fly · onion gravy · onion johnny · onion ring · onion soup · onion weed · onion-shaped · Onions · oniony · oniscoid · Onitsha · onium compound · onium salt · onkus · onlay · online · onliner

WORDS THAT END LIKE ONIONSKIN

banana skin · buskin · combination skin · deerskin · gaskin · joskin · moleskin · pine siskin · ponyskin · redskin · Rumpelstiltskin · Ruskin · scarfskin · sharkskin · siskin · skin · stressed skin · stressed-skin · thick skin · thin skin

Synonyms and antonyms of onionskin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «onionskin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ONIONSKIN

Find out the translation of onionskin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of onionskin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «onionskin» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

半透明薄纸
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cebolla
570 millions of speakers
en

English

onionskin
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

onionskin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

onionskin
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

папиросной
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

onionskin
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

onionskin
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pelure d´oignon
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Onionkin
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Zwiebelschale
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

オニオンスキン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

양파 박피
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Onionskin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giấy mỏng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

Onionskin
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ओनियन्सकिन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

soğan kabuğu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

velo di cipolla
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

onionskin
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

цигаркового
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cepei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

onionskin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uieschil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

onionskin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

onionskin
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ONIONSKIN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about onionskin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ONIONSKIN»

Discover the use of onionskin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to onionskin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Competitive Destination: A Sustainable Tourism Perspective
Global forces shaping destination competitiveness: an onionskin taxonomy. OTHER COMPETING DESTINATIONS Fig. 5.2. A destination's competitive (micro )environment. determine its competitiveness and sustain- ability, the analytical ...
J. R. Brent Ritchie, Geoffrey I. Crouch, 2003
2
GIMP Bible
Onionskin Layers—This numeric field controls how many layers get created for onionskins in each image file of your sequence. Note that this is the total number of created layers, so if you choose one of the Bidirectional reference modes and ...
Jason van Gumster, Robert Shimonski, 2011
3
Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention ...
At right is an “onionskin” visualization of the profiles mapped onto concentric spheres. Each sphere represents sampled intensities at a fixed distance away from the boundary, from -5mm to +5mm, with 1mm spacing. The right image in Figure 2 ...
Christian Barillot, David R. Haynor, Pierre Hellier, 2004
4
Ex-Communist Witnesses: Four Studies in Fact Finding
He also denied ever seeing Lattimore's name or initials mentioned in any onionskin reports, such as those Budenz had described, and went on to treat the question of the onionskin reports in the following categorical terms: mr. morgan You ...
Herbert L. Packer, 1962
5
Mastering Blender
... the same time, as though through semitransparent onionskin overlays. When making reference sketches for sculpting, Onionskin should be disabled, and you should make all your Grease Pencil annotations while on frame 1 on the timeline.
Tony Mullen, 2012
6
Genius of Place: William Faulkner's Triumphant Beginnings
Section 2 now begins on Fidelity Onionskin with bright blue or purple ink extending into Section 3, sheet 111. But the original opening of Section 2 was on Permanent Record, the sheets numbered 34-50 being later reduced and renumbered ...
Max Putzel, 1985
7
Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
ONIONSKIN See Onionskin Paper. ONIONSKIN PAPER Strong, thin, light, glossy , translucent paper. MWCD; 1879. Source: ONION. MWCD: 14th cent. Onionskin paper (or onionskin), which was once used for carbon copies, has pretty much ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
8
Mary Schafer, American Quilt Maker
They were often drawn on onionskin paper to make the envelopes lighter. Mary says there were sometimes as many as thirty patterns or more in one envelope. She was sometimes involved in as many as five round robins simultaneously.
Gwen Marston, 2004
9
National Directory of Commodity Specifications: Classified ...
Dept., Bu. of Chemistry, Report 89, 1909: Thin bond or onionskin paper. Treas. Dept., Gen. Supply_Committee, Item 1524, 1928: Onionskin paper, glazed, tub- sized and air or loft dried. District of Columbia, Commissioners, Class I, 1924: Paper ...
United States. National Bureau of Standards, Addams Stratton McAllister, 1925
10
Catalog of the Clarence V. Mader Archive, Music Library, ...
I A 3f. Four Motets. 1) "The Holy Spirit." Four-part a capella. Based on a melody by J. W. Franck. Undated. Mader signature on first page. Ink manuscript on four pages of onionskin paper; two systems per page. Roman numeral I written in pencil ...
‎1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ONIONSKIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term onionskin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Dr. Seuss book 'What Pet Should I Get?' discovered in a box in …
The manuscript was done in typical Dr. Seuss fashion: typed on onionskin paper and taped right on top of the artwork. Goldsmith has been at ... «InfoTel News Ltd, Jul 15»
2
NEIGHBORS: Super? Market
There was one that supplied shopping check lists on onionskin paper with every possible thing you might need to buy. The list was arranged so ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Jul 15»
3
Publisher turns author in Muse, a novel fixated on world of books
She offers him an unreleased manuscript that contains an "onionskin bombshell" and the hapless editor has to decide what to do with it. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
A step back in time at Upper Canada Village
Something I found cool was that they dyed their wool with different plants or vegetables. For example, onionskin would make it a golden yellow, ... «www.insideottawavalley.com/, Jul 15»
5
The Enterprise Behind Dr. Seuss
The manuscript for What Pet Should I Get? had Dr. Seuss's distinctive look, with text typed on onionskin paper. Some of the boards had layers ... «Publishers Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Gallery Presents Spanish Art
I first made the original drawings and on top of these drawings I made sheets/plates of each colour on onionskin or lead acetate paper. Then in ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
7
Colored Dots and Brass Tacks: The Paintings of Andrew Forge
Visiting Forge's current show at Cuningham has had the effect of peeling yet another onionskin from his subtle, discerning practice. He has ... «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
8
Guys are no longer ashamed to down a bottle of rose with their bros
... more menfolk are succumbing to the charms of the Pink Mistress, blithely knocking back roses ranging in color from onionskin to rare steak. «Businessinsider India, Jun 15»
9
Lester Bangs Comes to Life Onstage in 'How to Be a Rock Critic'
"It was on onionskin paper," Jensen enthused. "Worms had eaten through some of the paper. You could smell Lester coming out of the box. «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»
10
'L.A. Slasher': Film Review
Only slightly fresher than a retiree's typed-on-onionskin screed to the local paper about the state of pop culture, Martin Owen's L.A. Slasher sets ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
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