English to English
gossamer
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noun (n)
- a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy(adj.all)Example:
Gossamer shading through his playing.
source: wordnet30 - so thin as to transmit light(adj.all)Example:
Gossamer cobwebs.
Synonym:
cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapouroussource: wordnet30
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