rice paper

See also: ricepaper

English
Vietnamese rice paper (sense 3)

Noun

rice paper (usually uncountable, plural rice papers)

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

Derived terms
  • rice-paper plant

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