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Onionskin or onion skin is a thin, light-weight, strong, often translucent paper. Not made from onions, it is named for their thin, papery skins which it superficially resembles. It was usually used with carbon paper for typing duplicates in a typewriter, for permanent records where low bulk was important, or for airmail correspondence.^[1] It typically has a 9-pound basis weight, and may be white or canary-colored.

In the typewriter era, onion skin often had a deeply textured cockle finish which allowed for easier erasure of typing mistakes, but other glazed and unglazed finishes were also available then and may be more common today.

Onionskin paper is relatively durable and lightweight due to its high content of cotton fibers. Because of these attributes and its crispness when folding, onionskin paper is one of the best papers to use for toy kites and advanced paper airplanes. Paper airplanes made from onionskin paper tend to fly very well due to their low weight and high integrity once folded.

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^ "Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology". CoOL: Conservation OnLine. Etherington & Roberts. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); line feed character in |title= at position 43 (help)

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[1] "Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology". CoOL: Conservation OnLine. Etherington & Roberts. 2011-11-19. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); line feed character in |title= at position 43 (help)

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 In the typewriter era, onion skin often had a deeply textured [[cockle finish]] which allowed for easier erasure of typing mistakes, but other glazed and unglazed finishes were also available then and may be more common today.
-Onionskin paper is relatively durable and lightweight due to its high content of cotton fibers. Because of these attributes and its crispness when folding, onionskin paper is one of the best papers to use for toy [[kite]]s and advanced paper airplanes. [[Paper airplane]]s made from onionskin paper tend to fly very well due to its low weight and high integrity once folded.
+Onionskin paper is relatively durable and lightweight due to its high content of cotton fibers. Because of these attributes and its crispness when folding, onionskin paper is one of the best papers to use for toy [[kite]]s and advanced paper airplanes. [[Paper airplane]]s made from onionskin paper tend to fly very well due to their low weight and high integrity once folded.
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