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gossamer

[ gos-uh-mer ]

noun

  1. a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
  2. a thread or strand of a filmy cobweb seen outdoors.
  3. an extremely delicate variety of gauze, used especially for veils.
  4. any thin, light fabric.
  5. something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate:

    The viper appeared to be midway through sloughing off its skin, half covered as it was with a thin gossamer of its former outer self.

  6. a thin, waterproof outer garment, especially for women, popular in the late 19th century.


adjective

  1. Also ²µ´Ç²õ·²õ²¹Â·³¾±ð°ù·²â [] ²µ´Ç²õ·²õ²¹Â·³¾±ð°ù±ð»å. of or like gossamer; extremely light, flimsy, or delicate: Perhaps our hopes are gossamer dreams, strung together with wishful thinking.

    Did you notice this dragonfly's gossamer wings?

    Perhaps our hopes are gossamer dreams, strung together with wishful thinking.

gossamer

/ ˈɡɒ²õÉ™³¾É™ /

noun

  1. a gauze or silk fabric of the very finest texture
  2. a filmy cobweb often seen on foliage or floating in the air
  3. anything resembling gossamer in fineness or filminess
  4. modifier made of or resembling gossamer

    gossamer wings

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ´Ç²õ²õ²¹³¾±ð°ù²â, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gossamer1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gos(s)esomer, gossummer “filmy substance made of cobwebs; fine filament; something trivialâ€; possibly first used as a name for late, mild autumn, a time when goose was a favorite dish (compare German ³Òä²Ô²õ±ð³¾´Ç²Ô²¹³Ù “Novemberâ€), then transferred to the cobwebs frequent at that time of year
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gossamer1

C14 (in the sense: a filmy cobweb): probably from gos goose 1+ somer summer 1; 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 ³Òä²Ô²õ±ð³¾´Ç²Ô²¹³Ù, literally: goosemonth, used for November
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Back in October, after speaking with food content creator and cookbook author Owen Han, I described frico as such: “lacy, gossamer, uber-crispy cooked flats of parmesan cheese.â€

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Oppenheimer, who speaks almost professorially in a gentle, gossamer voice, took his own idea seriously, feeling the theme he wanted to explore dictated a sung approach.

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She said its "viscerally, uncomfortably familiar take on entitled masculinity" is "delivered with a self-satisfied smile, as a gossamer cover to the violent rage below".

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To see the familiar faces, to hear the old story, to think about the old song — such remembrances tether us, however frayed and fragile the gossamer of grief, to a world transformed.

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Princeton researchers have learned to harness the gossamer scaffolding that maintains the structure of living cells and used it to develop a nanotechnology platform.

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