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Translucent

Permitting the passage of light but in a diffused manner so that objects behind cannot be distinctly seen. An example of a translucent gemstone is the moonstone.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson