translucent paper

  • 61waxpapers — n. translucent paper coated with paraffin to make it waterproof …

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  • 62shoji —    (SHOH jee) [Japanese] A panel made of a light wooden frame covered with translucent paper, used as a screen or partition between rooms or within a room in a traditional Japanese house …

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  • 63shoji — sho•ji [[t]ˈʃoʊ dʒi[/t]] n. pl. ji, jis a light screen of translucent paper, used as a sliding door or room divider • Etymology: 1875–80; < Japn …

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  • 64onion — n. 1 a liliaceous plant, Allium cepa, having a short stem and bearing greenish white flowers. 2 the swollen bulb of this with many concentric skins used in cooking, pickling, etc. Phrases and idioms: know one s onions be fully knowledgeable or… …

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  • 65diaphanie — dīˈafənē noun ( s) Etymology: French, from diaphane + ie y : the art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper …

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  • 66shoji screen — noun see shoji * * * sho|ji «SHOH jee», noun, plural ji or jis, or shoji screen, a sliding screen of translucent paper used to make up the partitions or walls of a Japanese house: »Shoji screens slide in front of a glass bedroom wall (Sunset).… …

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  • 67on|ion|skin — «UHN yuhn SKIHN», noun. a very thin, translucent paper used especially for carbon copies of typewritten letters and bills …

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  • 68sho|ji — «SHOH jee», noun, plural ji or jis, or shoji screen, a sliding screen of translucent paper used to make up the partitions or walls of a Japanese house: »Shoji screens slide in front of a glass bedroom wall (Sunset). ╂[< Japanese shōji] …

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  • 69Haminoeidae — Taxobox name = Haminoeidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Heterobranchia ordo = Opisthobranchia subordo = Cephalaspidea superfamilia = Haminoeoidea familia = Haminoeidae… …

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  • 70Architectural reprography — covers a variety of technologies, media, and supports typically used to make multiple copies of original technical drawings and related records created by architects, landscape architects, engineers, surveyors, mapmakers and other professionals… …

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