look-through

[ loo k-throo ]

/ ˈlʊkˌθru /

the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.

Also called see-through.

Compare look-down.

Origin of look-through

First recorded in 1935–40

look through

(intr, preposition or tr, adverb) to examine, esp cursorily he looked through his notes before the lecture

(intr, preposition) to ignore (a person) deliberately whenever he meets his ex-girlfriend, she looks straight through him