Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Translucent

Translucent , adjective

[Latin translucens, -entis, present participle of translucere to shine through; trans across, through = lucere to shine. See Lucid.]

1.
Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.
2.
Transparent; clear. [Poetic]
Fountain or fresh current... translucent, pure. — Milton
Replenished from the cool, translucent springs. — Pope