papery

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The show pairs the painting with a Kiki Smith sculpture, created over five decades later, that portrays the papery form of a woman from the waist down, her fetus dangling by an umbilical cord.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The delicate wonton skins turned overly dry and papery after the deep fry, rendering the filling bland and forgettable, in stark contrast to the juicy dumplings found elsewhere at the table.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

Raise and project your voice, he was instructed, so it doesn’t sound so papery.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2023

One page is given to appetizers wrapped in papery layers of phyllo.

From New York Times • May 31, 2022

His flesh was wrinkled and spotted, the skin so papery thin that he could see the web of veins and the shape of bones beneath.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin