# onionskin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A thin, strong, light, translucent paper; used especially for making carbon copies.
2. A kind of marble with swirls of color on the outside.

## Etymology
From onion + skin; named for its resemblance to the skin of an onion (thin and crinkly).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/onionskin