Part 3071

<h1>Diaper</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di"a*per</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth.</def> "If you <i>diaper</i> on folds."

<i>Peacham.</i>

<h1>Diapering</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di"a*per*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Diaper</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <p><b>2.</b></def>

<h1>Diaphane</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di"a*phane</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>diaphane</ets> diaphanous. See <er>Diaphanous</er>.]</ety> <def>A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work.</def>

<h1>Diaphaned</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di"a*phaned</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>diaphaner</ets> to make transparent. See <er>Diaphanous</er>.]</ety> <def>Transparent or translucent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Diaphaneity</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di`a*pha*ne"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>diaphan\'82it\'82</ets>. See <er>Diaphanous</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness.</def>

<h1>Diaphanic</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di`a*phan"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Diaphanous</er>.]</ety> <def>Having power to transmit light; transparent; diaphanous.</def>

<h1>Diaphanie</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di*aph"a*nie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art of imitating <?/<?/ined glass with translucent paper.</def>

<h1>Diaphanometer</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di`a*pha*nom"e*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ transparent + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the transparency of the air.</def>

<h1>Diaphanoscope</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di`a*phan"o*scope</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ transparent + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens.</def>

<h1>Diaphanotype</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di`a*phan"o*type</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ transparent + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A colored photograph produced by superimposing a translucent colored positive over a strong uncolored one.</def>

<h1>Diaphanous</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di*aph"a*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to show or shine through; <?/ through + <?/ to show, and in the passive, to shine: cf. F. <ets>diaphane</ets>. See <er>Phantom</er>, and cf. <er>Diaphane</er>, <er>Diaphanic</er>.]</ety> <def>Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear.</def>

<blockquote>Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be fantastic and <b>diaphanous</b>. <i>Landor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Diaphanously</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di*aph"a*nous*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Translucently.</def>

<h1>Diaphemetric</h1> <Xpage=407>

<hw>Di*aph`e*met"ric</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ through + <?/ touch + <?/ measure.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Relating to the measurement of the tactile sensibility of parts; <as>as, <ex>diaphemetric</ex> compasses</as>.</def>