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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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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.
She was careful not to step on the McCall's sewing pattern she had been working on the night before; swatches of puzzle-shaped fabric pinned to onionskin paper were laid about the floor.
The interesting abstract work of Sira Sissoko from Mali, who trained at the National Institute of Arts in Bamako, employs double sheets of hand-made papers and muted natural background colors derived from henna, mud, onionskin, and cinnamon.
 
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