onionskin

on·ion·skin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-yuh n-skin]
- /ˈʌn yənˌskɪn/
- /ˈʌ.njən.skɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-yuh n-skin]
- /ˈʌn yənˌskɪn/

Definitions of onionskin word

noun onionskin a thin, lightweight, translucent, glazed paper, used especially for making carbon copies. 1
noun onionskin Very fine smooth translucent paper. 1
noun onionskin glazed thin translucent paper 1
noun onionskin a glazed translucent paper 0
noun onionskin the thin, translucent outer coating of an onion 0
noun onionskin a tough, thin, translucent, glossy paper, often used for carbon copies 0

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Origin of onionskin

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; onion + skin

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Parts of speech for Onionskin

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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onionskin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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