gossamer

noun · adjectiveB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

gossamers

1.
(countable, uncountable)A fine film made up of cobwebs, seen floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc.
2.
(countable, uncountable)A soft, sheer fabric.
3.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative) Anything delicate, light and flimsy.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more gossamer

Superlative

most gossamer

1.
Tenuous, light, filmy or delicate.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

gossamerygossamer-thin

Cùng gốc / liên quan

gossameredgossamerlikegossamer spidergossamer-thingossamer-winged butterflygossamery

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English gossomer, gosesomer, gossummer (attested since around 1300, and only in reference to webs or other light things), usually thought to derive from gos (goose) + somer (summer) and to have initially referred to a period of warm weather in late autumn when geese were eaten — compare Middle goesomer and dialectal go-harvest, both later connected in folk-etymology to go — and to have…