look-through

[ loo k-throo ]
/ ˈlʊkˌθru /

noun

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

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Also called see-through.
Compare look-down.

Origin of look-through

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby look-through

look-alike, look-down, look-in, look-over, look-see, look-through, lookalike, lookdown, lookee, looker, looker-on
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