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GOSSAMER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
Synonyms:
cobweb; gossamer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gossamer" is a kind of...):
fibril; filament; strand (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)
Derivation:
gossamer (characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gossamer" is a kind of...):
gauze; netting; veiling (a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)
Derivation:
gossamer (characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
Example:
gossamer shading through his playing
Synonyms:
ethereal; gossamer
Classified under:
Similar:
delicate (exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury)
Derivation:
gossamer (filaments from a web that was spun by a spider)
gossamer (a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
So thin as to transmit light
Example:
vaporous silks
Synonyms:
cobwebby; diaphanous; filmy; gauze-like; gauzy; gossamer; see-through; sheer; transparent; vaporous; vapourous
Classified under:
Similar:
thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)
