paper-thick

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paper-thick

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dated, figuratively, uncommon Paper-thin. To make a key of a chamber-door, which to your sight hath its wards and rose-pipe but paper-thick, and yet at pleasure, in a minute of an hour, shall become a perfect pistol, capable to shoot through a breast-plate commonly of carbine-proof, with prime, powder, and firelock, undiscoverable to a stra

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@misc{paper_thick_2026,
  title = {paper-thick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paper-thick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}