gossamer

gos·sa·mer

G0204400 (gŏs′ə-mər)n.1. A fine film of cobwebs that is often seen floating in the air or is caught on bushes or grass.2. Something that is light, delicate, or sheer, such as fabric.adj. Sheer, light, or delicate: "An iron bedstead swathed in gossamer muslin stands out from all walls, adrift as a cloud" (Margo Miller). See Synonyms at airy.

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[Middle English gossomer : gos, goose; see goose + somer, summer (probably from the abundance of gossamer during early autumn when geese migrate and are often hunted ); see summer¹.]

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gos′sa·mer·y adj.

gossamer

(ˈɡɒsəmə) n1. (Textiles) a gauze or silk fabric of the very finest texture2. a filmy cobweb often seen on foliage or floating in the air3. anything resembling gossamer in fineness or filminess4. (modifier) made of or resembling gossamer: gossamer wings. [C14 (in the sense: a filmy cobweb): probably from gos goose¹ + somer summer¹; the phrase refers to St Martin's summer, a period in November when goose was traditionally eaten; from the prevalence of the cobweb in the autumn; compare German Gänsemonat, literally: goosemonth, used for November] ˈgossamery adj

gos•sa•mer

(ˈgɒs ə mər)

n. 1. a fine, filmy cobweb found on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather. 2. any thin, light fabric, esp. one used for veils. 3. something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate. adj. 4. Also, gos•sa•mer•y (ˈgɒs ə mə ri) of or like gossamer. [1275–1325; Middle English gosesomer (see goose, summer¹)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gossamer - a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texturenetting, veiling, gauze - a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
	2.	gossamer - filaments from a web that was spun by a spidercobwebfibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Adj.	1.	gossamer - characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"etherealdelicate - exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly"
	2.	gossamer - 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"cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, see-through, vaporous, vapourous, transparent, sheerthin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"

gossamer

adjective delicate, light, fine, thin, sheer, transparent, airy, flimsy, silky, diaphanous, gauzy daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace

gossamer

adjectiveSo light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory.

Translations

蛛丝轻而薄的

gossamer

(ˈgosəmə) noun the fine threads made by a spider which float in the air or lie on bushes. 蛛絲 蛛丝 adjective like gossamer. a blouse of a gossamer material. 輕薄的 轻而薄的