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gossamer
gossamer definition
gos·sa·mer (gäs′ə mər)
noun
- a filmy cobweb floating in the air or spread on bushes or grass
- a very thin, soft, filmy cloth
- ☆ a lightweight waterproof coat
- anything like gossamer in lightness, flimsiness, etc.
Etymology: ME gosesomer, lit., goose summer: with allusion to the warm period in fall (St. Martin's summer) when geese are in season and gossamer is chiefly noticed
adjective
light, thin, and filmy
also gossamery gos′·sa·mery (-mər ē)
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