look-through

[look-throo]

noun

1. the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.

look through

verb

1. to examine, esp cursorily

   he looked through his notes before the lecture

2. (intr, preposition) to ignore (a person) deliberately

   whenever he meets his ex-girlfriend, she looks straight through him

Word History and Origins

Origin of look through¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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