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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1530-1540
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Translucent, adj. [e.m.E. translucent (1596), L. translūcēnt-, pres. ppl. stem of translūcēre.] That permits light to shine through. — c1530-40 Stewart in Bann. MS 88a/6.
Ane lady … With cristall corpis translucent as a glas
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"Translucent adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/translucent>
