paper skin

English translation: very thin, dry skin

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English term or phrase:	paper skin
Selected answer:	very thin, dry skin
Entered by:	Patricia Townshend (X)

10:29 Nov 6, 2007

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: paper skin

He is drinking tea with a bird-like old woman with paper skin.

What does it mean by "paper skin"?

Magicmarker KudoZ activity Questions: 160 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 0
Local time: 08:47

very thin, dry skin

Explanation:
Skin would probably not only be thin and therefore fragile, but also dry and therefore "papery".

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Patricia Townshend (X)
South Africa
Local time: 03:47

Grading comment

thank you very much

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +5

very thin, dry skin

Patricia Townshend (X)

4 +1

paper-thin skin

Janet Ratziu

4 +1

parchment

jerrie

2 +1

thin skin

erika rubinstein

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

thin skin

Explanation:
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erika rubinstein
Local time: 03:47
Native speaker of:

Russian,

German

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

paper-thin skin

Explanation:
thin like paper

Janet Ratziu
France
Local time: 03:47
Native speaker of: English

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

very thin, dry skin

Explanation:
Skin would probably not only be thin and therefore fragile, but also dry and therefore "papery".

Patricia Townshend (X)
South Africa
Local time: 03:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

thank you very much

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

parchment

Explanation:
parchment skin
Parchment-like appearance of the skin caused by loss of underlying connective and elastic tissue, or by the relatively rapid and persistent loss of water from the horny layer.

Skin becomes wrinkled with age and the wrinkles and texture of the skin (dry, semi-transparent, thin, delicate) resembles the appearance and texture of parchment

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 96

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