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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIAPHANED

a.Transparent. [Little used. ]

 

DIAPHANEITY

n.[Gr. , to shine through; to shine. ] The power of transmitting light; transparency; pellucidness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIAPHANE

Di "a *phane, n. Etym: [Cf. F. diaphane diaphanous. See Diaphanous. ]

 

Defn: A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work.

 

DIAPHANED

Di "a *phaned, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. diaphaner to make transparent. See Diaphanous. ]

 

Defn: Transparent or translucent. [R.]

 

DIAPHANEITY

Di `a *pha *ne "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. diaphanéité. See Diaphanous. ]

 

Defn: The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness.

 

French Dictionary

diaphane

diaphane adj. adjectif Translucide. : Une peau très blanche, diaphane. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les mots suivants: • cristallin, qui est transparent comme le cristal; • opalescent, qui a les nuances vives de l ’opale; • transparent, qui laisse voir nettement les objets.