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Meanings of filmy in English

So thin as to transmit light.

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Usage of filmy in English
1
Through the filmy screen the stalker saw it all, read the meaning.
Where the Trail Divides
2
Gripping it through the filmy plastic, she let go of the weight.
In the Dark
3
He picked up the filmy night-dress and kissed it a dozen times.
The Rose in the Ring
4
She was swathed in the filmy, half-revelant webs, now of palest blue.
The Moon Pool
5
From the scintillant, filmy mist of women around the piano Lucille emerged.
The Perils of Pauline
6
It was early morning, and a filmy white shadow pervaded the room.
The Captives
7
It had not that filmy, whitish appearance which distinguishes the latter phenomenon.
The Scalp Hunters
8
A cauliflowerlike shape of filmy whiteness appeared and grew larger and thinner.
The Pirates of Ersatz
9
He lifted the filmy, shimmering veil and Roseblossom fell into his arms.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
10
In front of the grinning face, above him, floated another, filmy, charming.
Beyond
11
A filmy trail of blue smoke rose across the clear, blue sky.
The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
12
The Brahmin, whose eyes were again dim and filmy, turned to Isaacs.
Mr. Isaacs, A Tale of Modern India
13
Her sleeves have filmy frills of deep white lace executed with skill.
Woman as Decoration
14
A filmy white feather from some passing bird dropped before my face.
The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
15
Her negligible bodice was a filmy affair-ivory white with glints of gold.
Far to Seek / A Romance of England and India
16
The filmy material flowed around her as she crossed to greet us.
Grave Secrets
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Filmy through the time
Filmy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common