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diaphanie

diaphanie noun: the art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.

Noun

diaphanie (countable and uncountable, plural diaphanies)

  1. (historical) The art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.
  2. (historical) An artistic design made in this way.

Forms of diaphanie

pluraldiaphanies

Origin of diaphanie

Borrowed from French diaphanie.

Questions about diaphanie

What does diaphanie mean?
Diaphanie means the art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.
What part of speech is diaphanie?
Diaphanie is a noun.
What is the plural of diaphanie?
The plural of diaphanie is diaphanies.

Words near diaphanie in the dictionary

  1. diaphaneity
  2. diaphanes
  3. diaphanic
  4. diaphanid
  5. diaphanids
  6. diaphanie
  7. diaphanies
  8. diaphanization
  9. diaphanized
  10. diaphanography
  11. diaphanometer

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