Definitions for onionskin

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onionskin on·ion·skin

Spelling: [uhn-yuh n-skin]

IPA: /ˈʌn yənˌskɪn/

Onionskin is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 84 anagrams from letters in onionskin (iiknnnoos).

Definitions for onionskin

noun

1. a thin, lightweight, translucent, glazed paper, used especially for making carbon copies.

Origin of onionskin

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

Examples for onionskin

She picked a sheet of onionskin paper out of her bag and handed it to me.