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gossamer
[ gos-uh-mer ]
noun
- a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- a thread or strand of a filmy cobweb seen outdoors.
- an extremely delicate variety of gauze, used especially for veils.
- any thin, light fabric.
- something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate:
The viper appeared to be midway through sloughing off its skin, half covered as it was with a thin gossamer of its former outer self.
- a thin, waterproof outer garment, especially for women, popular in the late 19th century.
adjective
- Also Dz··· [] Dz··. of or like gossamer; extremely light, flimsy, or delicate: Perhaps our hopes are gossamer dreams, strung together with wishful thinking.
Did you notice this dragonfly's gossamer wings?
Perhaps our hopes are gossamer dreams, strung together with wishful thinking.
gossamer
/ ˈɡɒəə /
noun
- a gauze or silk fabric of the very finest texture
- a filmy cobweb often seen on foliage or floating in the air
- anything resembling gossamer in fineness or filminess
- modifier made of or resembling gossamer
gossamer wings
Derived Forms
- ˈDz, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gossamer1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gossamer1
Example Sentences
Back in October, after speaking with food content creator and cookbook author Owen Han, I described frico as such: “lacy, gossamer, uber-crispy cooked flats of parmesan cheese.”
Oppenheimer, who speaks almost professorially in a gentle, gossamer voice, took his own idea seriously, feeling the theme he wanted to explore dictated a sung approach.
She said its "viscerally, uncomfortably familiar take on entitled masculinity" is "delivered with a self-satisfied smile, as a gossamer cover to the violent rage below".
To see the familiar faces, to hear the old story, to think about the old song — such remembrances tether us, however frayed and fragile the gossamer of grief, to a world transformed.
Princeton researchers have learned to harness the gossamer scaffolding that maintains the structure of living cells and used it to develop a nanotechnology platform.
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