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paper-thickness en · NOUN

Etymology

From paper-thick + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (dated, figuratively, uncommon, uncountable) The state or quality of being paper-thick.
    • In places the sheet had been corroded practically through, the red material being held together by a paper-thickness of lead. 1926, Great Britain. Building Research Board (contributor), Building Research, Technical Paper No. 1, The Stress Analysis of Bow Girders: