Gossamer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡɑːsəmər|  American pronunciation of the word gossamer
Brit.  |ˈɡɒsəmə|  British pronunciation of the word gossamer

noun

- a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
- filaments from a web that was spun by a spider (syn: cobweb)

adjective

- characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy (syn: ethereal)
gossamer shading through his playing
- so thin as to transmit light (syn: cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, sheer, transparent, vaporous)
gossamer cobwebs

Extra examples

...fairies are usually depicted as wearing gossamer or tattered clothing...

...the gossamer veil seemed to float about the bride as she walked down the aisle...

The gossamer conceits of our bardlet.

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