gossamery

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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.

[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.]

gos′sa·mer·y adj.

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gossamery

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

单词	gossamery
释义	gossamery enUK 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. [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.] gos′sa·mer·y adj. Thesaurus gossamery adjectiveSo light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory. EncyclopediaSeegossamer gossamery enUK adj Synonyms for gossamery adj so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film Synonyms aerial aery airy diaphanous ethereal filmy gauzy gossamer sheer transparent vaporous vapory
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gossamery

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Synonyms for gossamery

adj so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film

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