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pay puh ree

  • s  thin and paperlike
    papery leaves
    wasps that make nests of papery material
  • a  of or like paper

  • Novels are getting restless, shrugging off their expensive papery husks and transmigrating digitally into other forms.
  • As we grow older, the body has trouble replenishing the stores of collagen and elastin, giving the skin a thin, papery look.
  • He shuffled slowly into an elegant reception room at his official residence and proffered a hand that felt too soft, the skin papery thin and blotched with liver spots.
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  • Hornet nest a sight to see in Salisbury
    About a month ago, the first few bald-faced hornets showed up and started making a papery gray nest on the outside of their kitchen window.Then the Gideon Stoltzfus family made a trip from their Salisbury Township home to Minnesota for a wedding.When they returned five days later, they couldn't beli...
    June 27, 2013 - Lancaster Online

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