Rice paper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the rice-paper tree

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Definitions
  1. a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from China, used for painting upon, and for the manufacture of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng) into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under pressure. Called also pith paper.

Webster 1913