Gossamer Definition

gŏsə-mər
noun
A filmy cobweb floating in the air or spread on bushes or grass.
Webster's New World
A very thin, soft, filmy cloth.
Webster's New World
Something that is light, delicate, or sheer, such as fabric.
American Heritage
A lightweight waterproof coat.
Webster's New World
Anything like gossamer in lightness, flimsiness, etc.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Light, thin, and filmy.
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Other Word Forms of Gossamer

Noun

Singular:
gossamer
Plural:
gossamers

Origin of Gossamer

  • Middle English gossomer gos goose goose somer summer (probably from the abundance of gossamer during early autumn when geese migrate and are often hunted) summer1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English gossomer, from gos (“goose”) + somer (“summer”).

    From Wiktionary

Gossamer Sentence Examples

  • The shape of fairy wings vary from a moth's wings to a butterfly to gossamer bird -like wings that flare upwards.

  • Your little girl will likely have a say in what her holiday dress should look like, and chances are she will choose something spectacularly gossamer.

  • It soon became the norm for fairies to be pictured as the size of buttercups and daisies, flitting about on gossamer wings and hidding under toadstools.

  • The construction of Hampton Bay fans includes the addition of Gossamer Wind blades as the brand name for every fan.

  • A third with pins in her mouth was running about between the countess and Sonya, and a fourth held the whole of the gossamer garment up high on one uplifted hand.

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Words Starting With

GGOGOS

Words Ending With

RERMER

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