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onionskin paper

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onionskin paper [′ən‚yən‚skin ′pā·pər]
(materials)
A lightweight, durable bond paper; usually quite translucent, resembling the dry outer skin of an onion; used for duplicate typewriter copies and in interleaving order books.


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His invoices are like works of art in themselves, neatly typed on onionskin paper and provided in duplicate, stating "GUARANTEED GENUINE" at the bottom and signed by the dealer with a flourish.
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.
 
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