gossamery

Variant of gossamer

gossamer definition

gos·sa·mer (gäs′ə mər)

noun

  1. a filmy cobweb floating in the air or spread on bushes or grass
  2. a very thin, soft, filmy cloth
  3. ☆ a lightweight waterproof coat
  4. 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)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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