gossamer
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(noun) an extremely fine-textured silky fabric |
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Related Words: gauze, netting, veiling |
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(satellite adjective) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" |
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Synonyms: ethereal |
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(noun) filaments from a cobweb |
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Synonyms: cobweb |
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Related Words: fibril, filament, strand |
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(satellite adjective) 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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Synonyms: cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous |
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