papery
Speech parts
1. papery - Adjective
2. papery - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of paper.
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Examples
[T]he Kirk of Scotland as at present guidit [...] is a kind o' Papery wi' fifty Papes instead o' ane.
papery leaves
wasps that make nests of papery material
After lupulin has been extracted in the brewing process the papery cones are discarded.
In it, Michelangelo's Medici tombs inspire the anti-architectural "architectural" features at the top, the papery pierced frame, the satyr nudes at the base.
Each follicle usually contains one or two small seeds, each with a wedge-shaped papery wing that causes it to spin as it falls to the ground.