You use gossamer to indicate that something is very light, thin, or delicate.
[literary]
...the daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace.
Synonyms: delicate, light, fine, thin More Synonyms of gossamer
gossamer in British English
(ˈɡɒsəmə)
noun
1.
a gauze or silk fabric of the very finest texture
2.
a filmy cobweb often seen on foliage or floating in the air
3.
anything resembling gossamer in fineness or filminess
4. (modifier)
made of or resembling gossamer
gossamer wings
Derived forms
gossamery (ˈgossamery)
adjective
Word origin
C14 (in the sense: a filmy cobweb): probably from gosgoose1 + somersummer1; the phrase refers to St Martin's summer, a period in November when goose was traditionally eaten; from the prevalence of thecobweb in the autumn; compare German Gänsemonat, literally: goosemonth, used for November
gossamer in American English
(ˈgɑsəmər)
noun
1.
a filmy cobweb floating in the air or spread on bushes or grass
2.
a very thin, soft, filmy cloth
3. US, Obsolete
a lightweight waterproof coat
4.
anything like gossamer in lightness, flimsiness, etc.
adjective
5.
light, thin, and filmy
: also ˈgossamery (ˈgɑsəməri)
Word origin
ME gosesomer, lit., goose summer: with allusion to the warm period in fall (St. Martin's summer) when geese are in season and gossamer is chiefly noticed
Examples of 'gossamer' in a sentence
gossamer
That gossamer voice is as seductive as ever.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sometimes one scarcely dared breathe for fear of blowing away the gossamer thread of sound.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Other tracks smuggle in gossamer strands of bebop and cool jazz.