Definition of gossamer in English:

gossamer

noun ˈɡɒsəməˈɡɑsəmər

mass noun

1A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
（尤见于秋天的）蛛丝，游丝
Example sentencesExamples
- The darkness shrank back before the light of the flames, dissipating like shredded gossamer in the wind.
- It was thin and wispy, like freshly spun gossamer in the early morning light.
- But the cold made the sky shimmer like gossamer, and outside it felt crisp and fresh in a way that can only be described as bracing.
- ‘No future’ screams at me, row upon row of the phrase repeats itself, shifting slightly like gossamer on the breeze.
- In the UK, gossamer is the creation of a million baby spiders that spin threads vertically from the top of bushes which will carry them off into the wind, enabling them to travel for miles.
- One problem is that Friel is beginning to repeat himself: Themes and motifs from earlier plays float about like gossamer in Indian summer.
- The lines in the dirt clung to his heels, not with the delicate gossamer of a spider's threads, but with the thick grume of sucking mud.
- So I made a classic cross-hair from spider's gossamer and used it to pinpoint a cell in the area I wanted to watch.
Synonyms
cobweb, spider's web
silk, silky substance, Japanese silk, gauze, tissue, chiffon
thistledown, down, feather
1. 1.1 A light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance.
  as modifier a fine gossamer fabric that clung to her skin
  Example sentencesExamples
  My ivory limbs glisten under the weight of the lightest gossamer.
  It looked to have been crafted from gossamer, or light itself.
  He detested the Victorian ideal of love, with the doves and rosy-cheeked cherubs and gossamer and lace.
  That day she was dressed in a long, flowing skirt of black along with a blue top that had a pouting cherub on it and sleeves of gossamer.
  But he fell into a sleep light as gossamer, and a dream that seemed equally light.
  It resembles something sewn together out of scraps of gossamer: it's delicate and ethereal.
  The film will remain to me nothing more than a vehicle for her to look gorgeous swanning around in the flower fields, or looking suitably rubenesque floating in gossamer.
  A smile touched his blue lips as he patiently waited for the fragile wings of gossamer that would carry him to the heavens.
  Glittery, white snowflakes hung from the ceiling, while along the edges of the bleachers was white gossamer that was also draped over the bleachers.
  The dark blond which usually shone like gossamer, hang lankly against her head and down her back.
  The fine line between loyalty and betrayal is like gossamer.
  Her hair had drifted through his fingers like gossamer.
  Synonyms
  ultra-fine, fine, diaphanous, gauzy, gauzelike, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, delicate, filmy, floaty, chiffony, cobwebby, feathery, silky, silken, wispy, thin, light, lightweight, insubstantial, papery, flimsy, frail
  translucent, transparent, see-through, sheer
  rare transpicuous, translucid

Derivatives

gossamery

adjective ˈɡɒsəm(ə)riˈɡɑsəməri

While the bulk of the album centers around gossamery ambiance, there are a few breaks from tradition.
Example sentencesExamples
- Moving a nation forward is not a matter of merely gossamery proclamation.
- Set on a bed of marinated cucumber and red pepper relish, it is then surrounded by a gossamery corn emulsion.
- They spin a gossamery veil over the piano playing to enhance the imagery.
- It was only the soft evanescence of gossamery things which now seemed to him permanent.

Origin

Middle English: apparently from goose + summer¹, perhaps from the time of year around St Martin's summer, i.e. early November, when geese were eaten (gossamer being common then).

Gossamer literally means ‘goose summer’, another name for St Martin's Summer, in early November, when geese were eaten. This is also the time of the year when you are likely to see cobwebs spun by small spiders, floating in the air or spread over a grassy surface, and so these cobwebs came to be called gossamer.

Definition of gossamer in US English:

gossamer

nounˈɡäsəmərˈɡɑsəmər

1A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
（尤见于秋天的）蛛丝，游丝
Example sentencesExamples
- One problem is that Friel is beginning to repeat himself: Themes and motifs from earlier plays float about like gossamer in Indian summer.
- It was thin and wispy, like freshly spun gossamer in the early morning light.
- The darkness shrank back before the light of the flames, dissipating like shredded gossamer in the wind.
- So I made a classic cross-hair from spider's gossamer and used it to pinpoint a cell in the area I wanted to watch.
- ‘No future’ screams at me, row upon row of the phrase repeats itself, shifting slightly like gossamer on the breeze.
- But the cold made the sky shimmer like gossamer, and outside it felt crisp and fresh in a way that can only be described as bracing.
- In the UK, gossamer is the creation of a million baby spiders that spin threads vertically from the top of bushes which will carry them off into the wind, enabling them to travel for miles.
- The lines in the dirt clung to his heels, not with the delicate gossamer of a spider's threads, but with the thick grume of sucking mud.
Synonyms
cobweb, spider's web
1. 1.1 Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate.
  轻而薄，脆弱（或精巧）的东西
  in the light from the table lamp, his hair was blond gossamer
  在台灯的灯光下，他的金发细若游丝。
  as modifier gossamer wings
  Example sentencesExamples
  It looked to have been crafted from gossamer, or light itself.
  My ivory limbs glisten under the weight of the lightest gossamer.
  He detested the Victorian ideal of love, with the doves and rosy-cheeked cherubs and gossamer and lace.
  Glittery, white snowflakes hung from the ceiling, while along the edges of the bleachers was white gossamer that was also draped over the bleachers.
  But he fell into a sleep light as gossamer, and a dream that seemed equally light.
  A smile touched his blue lips as he patiently waited for the fragile wings of gossamer that would carry him to the heavens.
  Her hair had drifted through his fingers like gossamer.
  The fine line between loyalty and betrayal is like gossamer.
  That day she was dressed in a long, flowing skirt of black along with a blue top that had a pouting cherub on it and sleeves of gossamer.
  It resembles something sewn together out of scraps of gossamer: it's delicate and ethereal.
  The dark blond which usually shone like gossamer, hang lankly against her head and down her back.
  The film will remain to me nothing more than a vehicle for her to look gorgeous swanning around in the flower fields, or looking suitably rubenesque floating in gossamer.
  Synonyms
  ultra-fine, fine, diaphanous, gauzy, gauzelike, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, delicate, filmy, floaty, chiffony, cobwebby, feathery, silky, silken, wispy, thin, light, lightweight, insubstantial, papery, flimsy, frail

Origin

Middle English: apparently from goose + summer, perhaps from the time of year around St Martin's summer, i.e. early November, when geese were eaten (gossamer being common then).

单词	gossamer
释义	Definition of gossamer in English: gossamer noun ˈɡɒsəməˈɡɑsəmər mass noun 1A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn. （尤见于秋天的）蛛丝，游丝 Example sentencesExamples The darkness shrank back before the light of the flames, dissipating like shredded gossamer in the wind. It was thin and wispy, like freshly spun gossamer in the early morning light. But the cold made the sky shimmer like gossamer, and outside it felt crisp and fresh in a way that can only be described as bracing. ‘No future’ screams at me, row upon row of the phrase repeats itself, shifting slightly like gossamer on the breeze. In the UK, gossamer is the creation of a million baby spiders that spin threads vertically from the top of bushes which will carry them off into the wind, enabling them to travel for miles. One problem is that Friel is beginning to repeat himself: Themes and motifs from earlier plays float about like gossamer in Indian summer. The lines in the dirt clung to his heels, not with the delicate gossamer of a spider's threads, but with the thick grume of sucking mud. So I made a classic cross-hair from spider's gossamer and used it to pinpoint a cell in the area I wanted to watch. Synonyms cobweb, spider's web silk, silky substance, Japanese silk, gauze, tissue, chiffon thistledown, down, feather 1.1 A light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance. as modifier a fine gossamer fabric that clung to her skin Example sentencesExamples My ivory limbs glisten under the weight of the lightest gossamer. It looked to have been crafted from gossamer, or light itself. He detested the Victorian ideal of love, with the doves and rosy-cheeked cherubs and gossamer and lace. That day she was dressed in a long, flowing skirt of black along with a blue top that had a pouting cherub on it and sleeves of gossamer. But he fell into a sleep light as gossamer, and a dream that seemed equally light. It resembles something sewn together out of scraps of gossamer: it's delicate and ethereal. The film will remain to me nothing more than a vehicle for her to look gorgeous swanning around in the flower fields, or looking suitably rubenesque floating in gossamer. A smile touched his blue lips as he patiently waited for the fragile wings of gossamer that would carry him to the heavens. Glittery, white snowflakes hung from the ceiling, while along the edges of the bleachers was white gossamer that was also draped over the bleachers. The dark blond which usually shone like gossamer, hang lankly against her head and down her back. The fine line between loyalty and betrayal is like gossamer. Her hair had drifted through his fingers like gossamer. Synonyms ultra-fine, fine, diaphanous, gauzy, gauzelike, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, delicate, filmy, floaty, chiffony, cobwebby, feathery, silky, silken, wispy, thin, light, lightweight, insubstantial, papery, flimsy, frail translucent, transparent, see-through, sheer rare transpicuous, translucid Derivatives gossamery adjective ˈɡɒsəm(ə)riˈɡɑsəməri While the bulk of the album centers around gossamery ambiance, there are a few breaks from tradition. Example sentencesExamples Moving a nation forward is not a matter of merely gossamery proclamation. Set on a bed of marinated cucumber and red pepper relish, it is then surrounded by a gossamery corn emulsion. They spin a gossamery veil over the piano playing to enhance the imagery. It was only the soft evanescence of gossamery things which now seemed to him permanent. Origin Middle English: apparently from goose + summer¹, perhaps from the time of year around St Martin's summer, i.e. early November, when geese were eaten (gossamer being common then). Gossamer literally means ‘goose summer’, another name for St Martin's Summer, in early November, when geese were eaten. This is also the time of the year when you are likely to see cobwebs spun by small spiders, floating in the air or spread over a grassy surface, and so these cobwebs came to be called gossamer. Definition of gossamer in US English: gossamer nounˈɡäsəmərˈɡɑsəmər 1A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn. （尤见于秋天的）蛛丝，游丝 Example sentencesExamples One problem is that Friel is beginning to repeat himself: Themes and motifs from earlier plays float about like gossamer in Indian summer. It was thin and wispy, like freshly spun gossamer in the early morning light. The darkness shrank back before the light of the flames, dissipating like shredded gossamer in the wind. So I made a classic cross-hair from spider's gossamer and used it to pinpoint a cell in the area I wanted to watch. ‘No future’ screams at me, row upon row of the phrase repeats itself, shifting slightly like gossamer on the breeze. But the cold made the sky shimmer like gossamer, and outside it felt crisp and fresh in a way that can only be described as bracing. In the UK, gossamer is the creation of a million baby spiders that spin threads vertically from the top of bushes which will carry them off into the wind, enabling them to travel for miles. The lines in the dirt clung to his heels, not with the delicate gossamer of a spider's threads, but with the thick grume of sucking mud. Synonyms cobweb, spider's web 1.1 Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate. 轻而薄，脆弱（或精巧）的东西 in the light from the table lamp, his hair was blond gossamer 在台灯的灯光下，他的金发细若游丝。 as modifier gossamer wings Example sentencesExamples It looked to have been crafted from gossamer, or light itself. My ivory limbs glisten under the weight of the lightest gossamer. He detested the Victorian ideal of love, with the doves and rosy-cheeked cherubs and gossamer and lace. Glittery, white snowflakes hung from the ceiling, while along the edges of the bleachers was white gossamer that was also draped over the bleachers. But he fell into a sleep light as gossamer, and a dream that seemed equally light. A smile touched his blue lips as he patiently waited for the fragile wings of gossamer that would carry him to the heavens. Her hair had drifted through his fingers like gossamer. The fine line between loyalty and betrayal is like gossamer. That day she was dressed in a long, flowing skirt of black along with a blue top that had a pouting cherub on it and sleeves of gossamer. It resembles something sewn together out of scraps of gossamer: it's delicate and ethereal. The dark blond which usually shone like gossamer, hang lankly against her head and down her back. The film will remain to me nothing more than a vehicle for her to look gorgeous swanning around in the flower fields, or looking suitably rubenesque floating in gossamer. Synonyms ultra-fine, fine, diaphanous, gauzy, gauzelike, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, delicate, filmy, floaty, chiffony, cobwebby, feathery, silky, silken, wispy, thin, light, lightweight, insubstantial, papery, flimsy, frail Origin Middle English: apparently from goose + summer, perhaps from the time of year around St Martin's summer, i.e. early November, when geese were eaten (gossamer being common then).
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