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look-through

[ loo k-throo ]
/ ˈlʊkˌθru /

noun

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

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Nearby words

  1. look-alike,
  2. look-down,
  3. look-in,
  4. look-over,
  5. look-see,
  6. lookalike,
  7. lookdown,
  8. lookee,
  9. looker,
  10. looker-on
Compare look-down.

Origin of look-through

First recorded in 1935–40
Also called see-through.
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