translucence

• And of course glass block has that sense of translucence. —  Virginia Postrel on glamour
• In the half light of the basement there seemed to be no flesh, only a cloudy substance around the bonework The degree of translucence which affected each man was not the same. —  124 - The Running Skeletons
• Spring shall come, and a vision can bloom: cantilever petals, translucence. —  The Rik Files
• Yet the longer I gazed at the work, the more clearly I recognized in it something of the vital essence of the flower - the extravagance of the flared petals, bright as flame, but stained and streaked with darkness, the honeyed light far down the throat, the cool translucence of the stem. —  Bookspotcentral
• I had this abalone that has some of the creamy look that reminded me of the celluloid thats normally used only with lots of translucence as well and thought I'd give it a try. —  Mandolin Cafe News

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