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Definition: DIAPHANE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Diaphane" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references)

Etymology:Diaphane \Di"a*phane\, noun. [Compare to the French expression diaphane diaphanous. See Diaphanous.]. (references)

Definition: DIAPHANE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DIAPHANE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references)

Etymology:Diaphane \Di"a*phane\, noun. [Compare to the French expression diaphane diaphanous. See Diaphanous.]. (references)