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gossamer
[ gos-uh-mer ]
noun
- a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- a thread or strand of a filmy cobweb seen outdoors.
- an extremely delicate variety of gauze, used especially for veils.
- any thin, light fabric.
- 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.
- a thin, waterproof outer garment, especially for women, popular in the late 19th century.
adjective
- 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
- a gauze or silk fabric of the very finest texture
- a filmy cobweb often seen on foliage or floating in the air
- anything resembling gossamer in fineness or filminess
- modifier made of or resembling gossamer
gossamer wings
Derived Forms
- ˈ²µ´Ç²õ²õ²¹³¾±ð°ù²â, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gossamer1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gossamer1
Example Sentences
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€
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.
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".
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.
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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