rice paper

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ˈrice ˌpaper noun [uncountable]  1. AVPa type of thin paper that is made especially in China and used by painters there 〔中国的〕宣纸2. DFCa type of thin paper that can be eaten and is used in cooking 〔用于烹饪、可食用的〕米纸

Examples from the Corpus

rice paper• They come wrapped in paper, and not even rice paper which one might eat.• Her skin, stretched over tendons and bones, had the delicacy of rice paper.

ˈrice ˌpaper nounChineseSyllable  

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rice paper
ˈrice ˌpaper noun [uncountable]
1. a type of thin paper that is made especially in China and used by painters there
2. a type of thin paper that can be eaten and is used in cooking

rice paperBrE /ˈraɪs peɪpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈraɪs peɪpər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a type of very thin paper made from tropical plants, used as a base for some types of cake 米纸（用热带植物制作的薄纸，用作糕饼垫底）