gossamer
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈɡɑːsəmər/
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telaraña
- The flag itself was a tattered web of translucent gossamer the color of parchment, with patches of brown and scarlet where the fragile fabric had been mended in centuries past.
- a gossamer web
- strands of gossamer
- gossamer threads
Examples
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As she cleared Seth's unfinished plate, she kissed him lightly on his cheek, and that soft hair brushed his face like autumn gossamer.
Fiction book (1995) -
Where was the round bed with gossamer netting to make you feel you were floating on a cloud?
Fiction book (2001) -
The dress itself is gossamer, a spider's fragile web, without sleeves and plunging in front and back.
Fiction book (1997) -
Gossamer strands looping from branch to branch caught the light and shimmered with a silvery gleam.
Fiction book (2000) -
Gossamer, web-like filaments, hard as rock, stretched across the interior and flashed in my wavering torch beam.
Fiction book (1993) -
The gossamer strands looping from branch to branch caught the light and shimmered with a silvery gleam.
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The gossamer web hung in the air, visible in the morning sunlight like delicate lace.
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A thin gossamer fabric draped gracefully over the table, adding an elegant touch to the decor.
Synonyms
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1.4
A dusty net spiders make that hangs in old unused places
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1.4
A fine silk net that a spider makes to catch insects
2
1.0
A net of thin sticky threads made by a spider to catch insects
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1.0
A fine net of silk that a spider makes to catch insects
A round spider net with straight lines from the center and rings of sticky thread
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Etymology
Gossamer likely comes from an old idea of goose + summer, when fine spider threads drifted across fields in a warm season. So gossamer can mean the fine, filmy threads that spiders spin.