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• s  so thin as to transmit light
  a hat with a diaphanous veil

• The Bride's gown had a diaphanous and airy quality which made it a perfect choice for a summer wedding.
• The diaphanous windows of the tower light up the stairway and was also able to withstand the hailstorm.
• Linda stalked the stage in a diaphanous dress with blue lipstick and red earrings.

• filmy
• gauzy
• gauze-like
• gossamer
• see-through
• sheer
• transparent
• vaporous
• vapourous
• cobwebby

News & Articles

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• Wet block your lace knits to make them shine
  Blocking lace is magic. The result? Instead of a crumpled wad of knitting, you have a diaphanous piece of gossamer loveliness.
  July 23, 2013 - The Oregonian

Quotes

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• James Carpenter in Voice of America
  This form that I'm holding is a sort of very delicate, diaphanous metal structure that floats inside that glass volume,Carpenter says, "and the purpose is to take daylight coming down through this oculus or skylight at the roof, passing...