Definition of "paper-thin" []

• Very thin or shallow: a paper-thin membrane. (adjective)

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• "At Pocantico Hills, N.Y., restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns, chef Dan Barber makes whole-grain crackers by puréeing cooked freekeh, spreading it paper-thin and slow baking it for about 2 hours."
• "It is almost paper-thin, has no fat or gristle, and dries quickly by whatever method is most convenient for you."
• ""These guys had to downsize and cut back and are operating on paper-thin margins and carrying too much debt, and they're trying to drop the price as much as they can to get into the market," Mr. McIlwain says."