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gossamer
adjective
(gos-sa-mer)
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
Synonyms:
ethereal
,
Examples:
Gossamer shading through his playing.
gossamer
adjective
(gos-sa-mer)
so thin as to transmit light
Synonyms:
cobwebby
,
diaphanous
,
filmy
, gauze-like,
gauzy
, see-through,
sheer
,
transparent
,
vaporous
,
vapourous
,
Examples:
Gossamer cobwebs.
gossamer
noun
(gos-sa-mer)
filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
Synonyms:
cobweb
,
gossamer
noun
(gos-sa-mer)
a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
Words Related to
gossamer
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diaphanous
,
ethereal
,
gauzy
,
vaporous
,
cobweb
,
cobwebby
,
delicate
,
filmy
,
sheer
,
thin
,
transparent
,
see-through
,
gauze
,
tulle
,
voile
,
chiffon
,
organdy
,
feathery
,
shimmer
,
organza
,
peau de soie
,
scrim
,
taffeta
,
translucent
,
charmeuse
,
cloudlike
,
ethereality
,
lacy
,
seraphic
,
peignoir
,
wisps
,
filigree
,
eddying
,
circlet
,
lacey
,
flowerlike
,
dewdrop
,
spiderwebs
,
faery
,
lucent
,
purling
,
translucence
,
tracery
,
curlicues
,
cerulean
,
paillettes
,
crinoline
,
sylph
,
mozartian
,
nabokovian
,
soubrette
,
muzzy
,
sunbeams
,
dacron
,
spiderweb
,
darkling
,
arioso
,
luxuriance
,
spangles
,
ringlet
,
boucle
,
cottony
,
corporeality
,
smidgens
,
opalescence
,
genoise
,
gavotte
,
quavers
,
caul
,
featherlike
,
doily
,
winsomeness
,
loveliness
,
alencon lace
,
celesta
,
dreaminess
,
velvety
,
flower petal
,
lurex
,
portamento
,
crotchet
,
sparkles
,
sublimity
,
accordion pleats
,
lusciousness
,
glimmering
,
fleecy
,
fleshiness
,
papery
,
astrakhan
,
slinky
,
sultriness
,
rickrack
,
everydayness
,
squidgy
,
rhapsodies
,
lightness
,
broderie anglaise
,
featherlight
,
spider web
,
gossamer
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