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Chirocephalus diaphanusFairy Fair"y, a.
1. Of or pertaining to fairies.
2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden.
Fairy bird (Zo["o]l.), the Euoropean little tern (Sterna
minuta); -- called also sea swallow, and hooded tern.
Fairy bluebird. (Zo["o]l.) See under Bluebird.
Fairy martin (Zo["o]l.), a European swallow (Hirrundo
ariel) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on
overhanging cliffs.
Fairy rings or circles, the circles formed in grassy
lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly
supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances.
Fairy shrimp (Zo["o]l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod
crustacean (Chirocephalus diaphanus); -- so called from
its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions.
The name is sometimes applied to similar American species.
Fairy stone (Paleon.), an echinite. DiaphaneDiaphane Di"a*phane, n. [Cf. F. diaphane diaphanous. See
Diaphanous.]
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures;
diaper work. DiaphanedDiaphaned Di"a*phaned, a. [Cf. OF. diaphaner to make
transparent. See Diaphanous.]
Transparent or translucent. [R.] DiaphanicDiaphanic Di`a*phan"ic, a. [See Diaphanous.]
Having power to transmit light; transparent; diaphanous. Diaphanie
Diaphanie Di*aph"a*nie, n.
The art of imitating ??ined glass with translucent paper.
Diaphanometer
Diaphanometer Di`a*pha*nom"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? transparent +
-meter.]
An instrument for measuring the transparency of the air.
Diaphanoscope
Diaphanoscope Di`a*phan"o*scope, n. [Gr. ? transparent +
-scope.] (Photog.)
A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with
or without a lens.
Diaphanotype
Diaphanotype Di`a*phan"o*type, n. [Gr. ? transparent + -type.]
(Photog.)
A colored photograph produced by superimposing a translucent
colored positive over a strong uncolored one.
DiaphanousDiaphanous Di*aph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine
through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to
shine: cf. F. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane,
Diaphanic.]
Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or
transparent; pellucid; clear.
Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be
fantastic and diaphanous. --Landor. Diaphanously
Diaphanously Di*aph"a*nous*ly, adv.
Translucently.
Semidiaphaneity
Semidiaphaneity Sem`i*di`a*pha*ne"i*ty, n.
Half or imperfect transparency; translucency. [R.] --Boyle.
Semidiaphanous
Semidiaphanous Sem`i*di*aph"a*nous, a.
Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent. --Woodward.
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