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thin

/ˈθɪn/ noun C2
  1. A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
  2. Any food produced or served in thin slices. · chocolate mint thins· potato thins

Plural thins

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She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 2 · B2
His thin but wiry legs were arrayed in a pair of richly embroidered clocked stockings, evidently of English manufacture, while from his three-cornered hat depended a long streaming knot of white and blue ribbons.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 22 · C1
Her face is too thin; her complexion has no brilliancy; and her features are not at all handsome.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 305 · B2
Then Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue, to make it airtight, after which he announced that the balloon was ready.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 118 · B2

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