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gossamer

noun, adjective

/ˈɡɒsəmər/

Meaning

Something light, thin, and delicate, like a fine fabric or cobweb.

The bride's veil was made of delicate gossamer fabric.

silk, filament, cobweb, fineness, delicacy

heaviness, thickness, solidity

gossamer fabric, gossamer threads, gossamer wings, gossamer veil

a person walking on the street; also means dull or ordinary

a person who does not live in a particular country or place permanently

A medicine or substance that stimulates bowel movements; tending to loosen or relieve constipation.

the person with the highest authority or most important position; main or most important

Relating to the working class, especially those who do not own property.

A person dressed in ragged clothes; ragged or dilapidated in appearance.