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very thin and easy to see through
  • the bride wore a diaphanous veil

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“Diaphanous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaphanous. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.

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