gossamer
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Amber Maitrejean — Gossamer sails. Photos by Amber Maitrejean
noun
a
fine
,
filmy
substance
consisting of
cobweb
s
spun
by small
spider
s, seen especially in
autumn
.
(草や葉の上の)クモの巣[糸]
used to
refer
to something very
light
,
thin
, and
insubstantial
or
delicate
:
(布などの)薄く軽い素材[物]
e.g.
in the light from the table lamp, his hair was blond gossamer
e.g.
as modifier
: gossamer wings.
DERIVATIVES
gossamery
|ˈɡäsəmərē| adjective
ORIGIN
Middle English
: apparently from
goose
+
summer
1, perhaps from the time of year around
St Martin's summer
, i.e. early
November
, when
geese
were
eaten
(gossamer being common then).