seethru

see-through

[see-throo]
adjective
1.
Also, see-thru [see-throo] . transparent: a see-through blouse.
noun
2.
a degree of or variation in transparency.
3.
a see-through item of clothing.
4.
look-through.
Origin:
1940–45; adj., noun use of verb phrase see through

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see-through
1950, from see (v.) + through.
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