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on⋅ion⋅skin

[uhn-yuhn-skin]
–noun
a thin, lightweight, translucent, glazed paper, used esp. for making carbon copies.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; onion + skin
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on·ion·skin   (ŭn'yən-skĭn')   
n.  A thin, strong, translucent paper.
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