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ricepaper

ricepaper is the alternative spelling of rice paper.

Meaning of rice paper

Noun

rice paper (usually uncountable, plural rice papers)

  1. (usually) A thin, fragile paper made from parts of the rice plant, used in artificial flowers and watercolour art.
    • I will scatter rice paper stars in your heaven
      If there are no stars ...
      If there are no stars ...1990, Ultraviolet, “Kites”, performed by Maria Nayler
  2. (broadly, usually) Any similar paper made from a plant other than rice, such as bamboo or mulberry.
  3. (usually) Edible sheets of rice often used in Vietnamese cooking; bánh tráng.

Questions about ricepaper

What is ricepaper the alternative spelling of?
Ricepaper is the alternative spelling of rice paper.

Words near ricepaper in the dictionary

  1. ricelands
  2. riceless
  3. ricelessness
  4. ricelike
  5. ricemeal
  6. ricepaper
  7. ricer
  8. ricercar
  9. ricercare
  10. ricercares
  11. ricercari

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