paper-thin
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Paper-thin redraws of their past hits, most clearly “Toys in the Attic” and “Cryin’,” most likely only satisfied the die-hard legacy fans, though the blues chug and rough-and-tumble lines of “Street Jesus” added some pep.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2014
Paper-thin filo pastry sheets are low on fat and contain fewer calories than shortcrust which is heavy on butter.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2013
Paper-thin strips of polyethylene plastic stretch across the fields, warming the soil, conserving water, choking out weeds, protecting the land against the erosion of wind and rain.
From Time Magazine Archive
Paper-thin transparent crustaceans swam into view, followed by a few white shrimps, pale as ghosts.
From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various
