diaphanous

di·apha·nous (dī af′ə nəs)

adjective

so fine or gauzy in texture as to be transparent or translucent diaphanous cloth
vague or indistinct; airy

Etymology: ML diaphanus < Gr diaphanēs, transparent < diaphainein, to shine through < dia-, through + phainein, to show: see fantasy

di·aph′a·nously adverb di·aph′a·nous·ness noun

modif.

Modifies a noun

dress: Beyond the head, the stone wall seemed to have been carved in bas-relief with active young ladies in diaphanous dresses.
gown: Included are figures of ancient Egyptian royalty in diaphanous gowns, Greek peasants and Roman senators in traditional draped attire.
wing: The first and most notable is that the great majority of fairies are not tiny pretty beings with diaphanous wings.
veil: The diaphanous veil of clouds is clearly responsible for people being able to look upon the sun with the naked eye.
night-dress: She seemed to glide rather than walk and she wore a diaphanous night-dress which reached to the ground.
garment: A girdle holds up a diaphanous lower garment across her broad hips.

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