adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the papery outer skin of an onion
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A breath of warm breeze stirred the cascade of papery pink bougainvillaea just outside the door where she stood.
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Her lips, which were almost as pale as the rest of her face, were cracked and papery .
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The hair came off like Herman's wig, and the papery flesh flaked away from the exploded skull.