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Gossamer Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gossamer? [n] filaments from a cobweb [n] a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture [adj] characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" [adj] so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gossamer: cobweb \| cobwebby \| delicate \| diaphanous \| ethereal \| filmy \| gauzy \| see-through \| sheer \| thin \| transparent \| vaporous Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gossamer: air \| airy \| animal fiber \| artificial fiber \| attenuate \| attenuated \| boyish \| bubble \| cambric tea \| capillament \| chaff \| chip \| cilium \| cirrus \| clear \| clear as crystal \| cobweb \| cork \| crystal \| crystal-clear \| crystalline \| dainty \| delicate \| denier \| diaphane \| diaphanous \| diluted \| dishwater \| down \| downy \| dust \| ether \| ethereal \| fairy \| feather \| fiber \| fibrilla \| filament \| filamentule \| filmy \| fine \| fine-drawn \| fine-grained \| finespun \| flagellum \| flimsy \| flue \| fluff \| fluffy \| foam \| frail \| froth \| fuzz \| fuzzy \| gauzy \| girlish \| gossamery \| gracile \| gruel \| hair \| hank \| house of cards \| insubstantial \| lacy \| light \| light-pervious \| limpid \| lucid \| matchwood \| milk and water \| misty \| mote \| nonopaque \| papery \| peekaboo \| pellucid \| pubescent \| rare \| rarefied \| reed \| refined \| revealing \| rope of sand \| sand castle \| satin \| satiny \| see-through \| sheer \| silky \| skein \| slender \| slenderish \| slight \| slight-made \| slim \| slimmish \| slinky \| small \| smooth \| sponge \| spume \| strand \| straw \| subtle \| suture \| svelte \| sylphlike \| tendril \| tenuous \| thin \| thin-bodied \| thinnish \| thin-set \| thin-spun \| thistledown \| thread \| threadlet \| threadlike \| transparent \| transpicuous \| unclouded \| vague \| velutinous \| velvety \| wasp-waisted \| water \| watered \| watered-down \| watery \| weak \| web \| willowy \| wiredrawn \| wispy See Also \| fibril \| filament \| gauze \| netting \| strand \| veiling Gossamer In Webster's Dictionary \Gos"sa*mer\, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh. for God's summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary's yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the Virgin Mary's winding sheet, which dropped from her when she was taken up to heaven. For the use of summer in the sense of film or threads, cf. G. M["a]dchensommer, Altweibersommer, fliegender Sommer, all meaning, gossamer.] 1. A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders. 2. Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff. 3. An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer. {Gossamer spider} (Zo["o]l.), any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air. See {Ballooning spider}.

Gossamer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gossamer?

[n] filaments from a cobweb
[n] a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
[adj] characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
[adj] so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

Gossamer In Webster's Dictionary

\Gos"sa*mer\, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer,
perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh.
for God's summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary's
yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word
alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the
Virgin Mary's winding sheet, which dropped from her when she
was taken up to heaven. For the use of summer in the sense of
film or threads, cf. G. M["a]dchensommer, Altweibersommer,
fliegender Sommer, all meaning, gossamer.]
1. A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the
   air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is
   seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is
   formed by small spiders.

2. Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof
   stuff.

3. An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.

{Gossamer spider} (Zo["o]l.), any small or young spider which
   spins webs by which to sail in the air. See {Ballooning
   spider}.

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