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Porcelain skin is a colloquial term for very pale skin. The phrase is a metaphor comparing pale skin to white, fragile porcelain.orcelain skin is a colloquial term for very pale skin. The phrase is a metaphor comparing pale skin to white, fragile porcelain.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Onionskin. Onionskin or onion skin is a thin, light-weight, strong, often translucent paper. It was usually used with carbon paper for typing duplicates in a typewriter, for permanent records where low bulk was important, or for airmail correspondence. It typically has a 9 pound basis weight, and may be white or canary colored.