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From film + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch velmich, vilmich (“filmy, membranous”). Piecewise doublet of filmic.
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filmy
Today it means: Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy. Full definition →
Today it means: Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy. Full definition →