From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrice paperˈrice ˌpaper noun [uncountable] 1 AVPa type of thin paper that is made especially in China and used by painters there2 DFCa type of thin paper that can be eaten and is used in cooking
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rice paper• They come wrapped in paper, and not even rice paper which one might eat.• Her skin, stretched over tendons and bones, had the delicacy of rice paper. 