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gossamer/ˈɡɒsəmə/ n. & adj.●n. 1 a filmy substance of small spiders' webs 蛛丝,游丝 2 delicate filmy material 轻而薄的材料 3 a thread of gossamer 蛛丝状的东西 ●adj. light and flimsy as gossamer 轻薄的;如丝的 □ gossamered adj.□ gossamery adj.[Middle English gos(e)somer(e), apparently from GOOSE + SUMMER1 (goose summer = St Martin's summer, i.e. early November when geese were eaten, gossamer being common then)] |