paper-thickness

noun

paper-thickness

noun

Etymology From paper-thick + -ness.

1

Dated, Figuratively, Uncommon 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:

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