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Diaphane

//ˈdaɪəfeɪn// noun

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Noun

1
Something transparent. countable, uncountable
"The corporal nature is deuided into bright and ſhining bodies, as earth and metalles: Eyther into Diaphane or tranſparent bodyes, as ayre and water."
2
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures. countable, uncountable
3
Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct. countable, uncountable
"The figure of the diaphane, "this clear crystal nature," is a person so perfect that his simple presence would do more for the world than others manage to do through their actions."

Etymology

From Middle French diaphane, from Medieval Latin diaphanus (“diaphanous”), from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs), from δια- (dia-, “through”) and φαίνω (phaínō, “show”); by surface analysis, dia- + -phane.

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