"silverskin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: silverskins [plural]
Etymology: silver + skin Etymology templates: {{compound|en|silver|skin}} silver + skin Head templates: {{en-noun}} silverskin (plural silverskins)
  1. A silverskin onion.
    Sense id: en-silverskin-en-noun-567GKpZb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 34 11
  2. A thin inner skin of a coffee bean.
    Sense id: en-silverskin-en-noun-2qteBdxd
  3. The tough, thin membrane of muscle, especially as found in preparing meats. Translations (cooking: membrane of muscle): kalvo (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-silverskin-en-noun-KRg669Io Disambiguation of 'cooking: membrane of muscle': 4 2 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: silver skin

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