Definition of gossamer Gossamer
/gɑˈsʌmɚ/ - [gasumer] - gos•sa•mer
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NounPlural: gossamers |
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| gossamer - a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture | ||
| veiling, gauze, netting a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave | ||
| gossamer - filaments from a web that was spun by a spider | ||
| cobweb | ||
| fibril, filament, strand a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gossamer (n.)
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. - gossamer (n.)
Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff. - gossamer (n.)
An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gossamer
gos′a-mėr, n. very fine spider-threads which float in the air or form webs on bushes in fine weather: any thin material.—adj. light, flimsy.—adj. Goss′amery, like gossamer: flimsy. [M. E. gossomer; Prof Skeat thinks it is a corr. of 'goose-summer' or 'summer-goose,' from the downy appearance of the film. Ger. sommer-fäden, summer-threads, also mädchen-sommer, maiden-summer.]
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🔤- gossamer, noun, singular of gossamers.
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