noun : GOSSAMER
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture ;
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2. (
) filaments from a web that was spun by a spider ;
Adjective : GOSSAMER
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" ;
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2. (
- diaphanous ,
- filmy ,
- gauzy ,
- gauze-like ,
- gossamer ,
- see-through ,
- sheer ,
- transparent ,
- vaporous ,
- vapourous ,
- cobwebby
) so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" ;
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