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Definitions for: Diaphanous
[adj] so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
Webster (1913) Definition: Di*aph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine
through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to
shine: cf. F. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane,
Diaphanic.]
Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or
transparent; pellucid; clear.
Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be
fantastic and diaphanous. --Landor.
Synonyms: cobwebby, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, thin, transparent, vaporous
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