onion skin

noun

The outer layer of an onion.

Similar
onion peel
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Meanings

nounonion skin (countable and uncountable, plural onion skins)

plural onion skins

  1. countableuncountableThe outer layer of an onion.

    Synonyms: onion peel

  2. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of onionskin (“a kind of translucent paper”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe outer layer of an onion.

Similar
onion peel
Also see
onion peel
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APA

onion skin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onion%20skin

MLA

“onion skin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onion%20skin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onion skin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onion%20skin.

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