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see-through, a. and n.|ˈsiːθruː|
Also (chiefly U.S.) see-thru.
[f. vbl. phr. to see through: see v. 24 a.]
A. adj. That can be seen through; transparent, diaphanous; having spaces allowing the passage of light.
a. Of a fabric or (usu. woman's) garment.
1950Life 10 Apr. 100 (heading) See-through fabrics bring undercovering to the surface. 1951Sunday Pictorial 21 Jan. 2/1 ‘See-through’ nighties..may be heavenly for women, but they have many disadvantages. 1960J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 30 The present trend towards see-through dresses and no-bras indicates that it [sc. the bare breast] is only one step away. 1968B. Norman Hounds of Sparta xix. 143 Some slinky girl spy in a see-through nightdress. 1979M. Hebden Death set to Music iii. 24 You don't normally come down dressed in a see-through robe to answer the door. 1980Quilt World Sept./Oct. 63/1 ‘Mirror’ or ‘See-Thru’ quilt, make in one day, instructions 50c.
b. in other contexts.
1956Sun (Baltimore) 5 Sept. 19/3 The 40 by 80-foot building at the northwest corner of Light and Cross streets is of the ‘open’ or ‘see-through’ style of architecture that reveals the revolution that banking in all its phases has been undergoing. 1966Punch 5 Oct. 506/2 Each resident is given a few square feet of privacy, enclosed by see-through fencing. 1967‘G. Bagby’ Corpse Candle (1968) ix. 122 ‘With a glass house..there's no place a man could go there to take his pants off.’ ‘It's not all that see-through,’ I assured him. 1975G. Seymour Harry's Game ii. 22 The troops..with..the medieval Macron see-through shields. 1978J. Irving World according to Garp xv. 314 He cleared a see-through spot on the dusted and caked rear window.
B. n.
1. The quality of allowing the passage of light; the extent to which it is possible to see clearly through something; unimpeded vision.
1954Sun (Baltimore) 21 Dec. 5/6 (Advt.), In opaque nylon tricot for less see thru. 1957Jrnl. Optical Soc. Amer. XLVII. 785/2 A material with good ‘see-through’ qualities may, in fact, be quite hazy. 1959Motor Man. (ed. 36) xiii. 273 The driver has a clear ‘see-through’ if the towing angle is correct. 1969C. O. Raspor in W. R. R. Park Plastics Film Technol. iv. 97 Transparency or ‘see through’ refers to the capability of seeing objects through a film without loss of detail caused by blurring or distortion. 1974E. Castagna in P. F. Bruins Packaging with Plastics 126 Contact clarity, i.e., see-through to contained liquids, is excellent for copolymers.
2. A see-through fabric or garment.
1962G. Callingford Third Party Risk iii. 42 Might buy 'erself..brushed nylon if she don't fancy the see-through. 1971Guardian 1 June 9/2 Conditioned as we are to seeing hot pants and cool see-throughs worn in city streets. 1974P. Haines Tea at Gunter's xiv. 149 You know—a rented place, Lu; and me in one of those flimsy see-throughs, lying about on the settee. |