adjective
1. so thin as to transmit light
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a hat with a diaphanous veil
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filmy wings of a moth
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gauzy clouds of dandelion down
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gossamer cobwebs
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sheer silk stockings
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transparent chiffon
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vaporous silks
• Syn:
↑diaphanous, ↑filmy, ↑gauzy, ↑gauze-like, ↑gossamer, ↑see-through, ↑sheer, ↑transparent, ↑vaporous, ↑vapourous
• Similar to: ↑thin
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cobweb, ↑transparency (for: ↑transparent), ↑transparentness (for: ↑transparent), ↑gauze (for: ↑gauzy), ↑film (for: ↑filmy)
2. covered with cobwebs
Useful english dictionary. 2012.