rice paper

[ rahys-pey-per ]

/ ˈraɪs ˌpeɪ pər /

noun

a Chinese or Japanese paper made from the pith of the rice-paper tree or certain other plants, cut and pressed into thin sheets: a watercolor painting on rice paper.

a thin paper made from the straw of the rice plant, as in China.

(in Southeast Asian cuisine) an almost translucent sheet made from a dough of rice flour and water, used for wrapping spring rolls and other foods.

Origin of rice paper

First recorded in 1810–15

Words nearby rice paper

ricebird, rice blast, rice bowl, rice coal, rice grass, rice paper, rice-paper tree, ricer, rice rat, ricercar, ricercare

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Example sentences from the Web for rice paper

When it came forth again, concealed under each little finger was a tiny roll of rice-paper torn from a book of cigarette-wrappers.
The White Mice|Richard Harding Davis
From the pith of A. papyrifĕra is obtained the Chinese rice-paper.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
It takes the form of making an image in rice-paper of your enemy and piercing it with arrows or spears.
Indo-China and Its Primitive People|Henry Baudesson
The ex-cowboy mine owner drew a long breath and felt for his tobacco-sack and rice-paper.
The Real Man|Francis Lynde

There are a few other trees or plants which yield a pith from which rice-paper can be made; but the Aralia is the most important.
Chatterbox, 1905.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rice paper

rice paper

noun

a thin semitransparent edible paper made from the straw of rice, on which macaroons and similar cakes are baked

a thin delicate Chinese paper made from an araliaceous plant, Tetrapanax papyriferum (rice-paper plant) of Taiwan, the pith of which is pared and flattened into sheets

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单词	rice paper
释义	rice paper [ rahys-pey-per ] / ˈraɪs ˌpeɪ pər / noun a Chinese or Japanese paper made from the pith of the rice-paper tree or certain other plants, cut and pressed into thin sheets: a watercolor painting on rice paper. a thin paper made from the straw of the rice plant, as in China. (in Southeast Asian cuisine) an almost translucent sheet made from a dough of rice flour and water, used for wrapping spring rolls and other foods. Origin of rice paper First recorded in 1810–15 Words nearby rice paper ricebird, rice blast, rice bowl, rice coal, rice grass, rice paper, rice-paper tree, ricer, rice rat, ricercar, ricercare Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rice paper When it came forth again, concealed under each little finger was a tiny roll of rice-paper torn from a book of cigarette-wrappers. The White Mice\|Richard Harding Davis From the pith of A. papyrifĕra is obtained the Chinese rice-paper. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various It takes the form of making an image in rice-paper of your enemy and piercing it with arrows or spears. Indo-China and Its Primitive People\|Henry Baudesson The ex-cowboy mine owner drew a long breath and felt for his tobacco-sack and rice-paper. The Real Man\|Francis Lynde There are a few other trees or plants which yield a pith from which rice-paper can be made; but the Aralia is the most important. Chatterbox, 1905.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for rice paper rice paper noun a thin semitransparent edible paper made from the straw of rice, on which macaroons and similar cakes are baked a thin delicate Chinese paper made from an araliaceous plant, Tetrapanax papyriferum (rice-paper plant) of Taiwan, the pith of which is pared and flattened into sheets Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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