gossamer 音标拼音: [g'ɑsəmɚ]
n . 小蜘蛛网,蛛丝,轻而弱者,薄纱
a . 薄弱的,轻飘飘的
小蜘蛛网,蛛丝,轻而弱者,薄纱薄弱的,轻飘飘的
gossamer adj 1 :
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy ; "
this smallest and most ethereal of birds "; "
gossamer shading through his playing " [
synonym : {
ethereal }, {
gossamer }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
diaphanous }, {
filmy },
{
gauzy }, {
gauze -
like }, {
gossamer }, {
see -
through }, {
sheer },
{
transparent }, {
vaporous }, {
vapourous }, {
cobwebby }]
n 1 :
a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture 2 :
filaments from a web that was spun by a spider [
synonym :
{
cobweb }, {
gossamer }]
Gossamer \
Gos "
sa *
mer \,
n . [
OE .
gossomer ,
gossummer ,
gosesomer ,
perh .
for goose summer ,
from its downy appearance ,
or perh .
for God '
s summer ,
cf .
G .
mariengarr gossamer ,
properly Mary '
s yarn ,
in allusion to the Virgin Mary .
Perhaps the E .
word alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the Virgin Mary '
s winding sheet ,
which dropped from her when she was taken up to heaven .
For the use of summer in the sense of film or threads ,
cf .
G .
M [
aum ]
dchensommer ,
Altweibersommer ,
fliegender Sommer ,
all meaning ,
gossamer .]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Any very thin gauzelike fabric ;
also ,
a thin waterproof stuff .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
An outer garment ,
made of waterproof gossamer .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Gossamer spider } (
Zool .),
any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air .
See {
Ballooning spider }.
[
1913 Webster ]
134 Moby Thesaurus words for "
gossamer ":
air ,
airy ,
animal fiber ,
artificial fiber ,
attenuate ,
attenuated ,
boyish ,
bubble ,
cambric tea ,
capillament ,
chaff ,
chip ,
cilium ,
cirrus ,
clear ,
clear as crystal ,
cobweb ,
cork ,
crystal ,
crystal -
clear ,
crystalline ,
dainty ,
delicate ,
denier ,
diaphane ,
diaphanous ,
diluted ,
dishwater ,
down ,
downy ,
dust ,
ether ,
ethereal ,
fairy ,
feather ,
fiber ,
fibrilla ,
filament ,
filamentule ,
filmy ,
fine ,
fine -
drawn ,
fine -
grained ,
finespun ,
flagellum ,
flimsy ,
flue ,
fluff ,
fluffy ,
foam ,
frail ,
froth ,
fuzz ,
fuzzy ,
gauzy ,
girlish ,
gossamery ,
gracile ,
gruel ,
hair ,
hank ,
house of cards ,
insubstantial ,
lacy ,
light ,
light -
pervious ,
limpid ,
lucid ,
matchwood ,
milk and water ,
misty ,
mote ,
nonopaque ,
papery ,
peekaboo ,
pellucid ,
pubescent ,
rare ,
rarefied ,
reed ,
refined ,
revealing ,
rope of sand ,
sand castle ,
satin ,
satiny ,
see -
through ,
sheer ,
silky ,
skein ,
slender ,
slenderish ,
slight ,
slight -
made ,
slim ,
slimmish ,
slinky ,
small ,
smooth ,
sponge ,
spume ,
strand ,
straw ,
subtle ,
suture ,
svelte ,
sylphlike ,
tendril ,
tenuous ,
thin ,
thin -
bodied ,
thin -
set ,
thin -
spun ,
thinnish ,
thistledown ,
thread ,
threadlet ,
threadlike ,
transparent ,
transpicuous ,
unclouded ,
vague ,
velutinous ,
velvety ,
wasp -
waisted ,
water ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
watery ,
weak ,
web ,
willowy ,
wiredrawn ,
wispy
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