definition of
gossamer

[1] #1 gossamer s. [ethereal] characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing". wn

[2] #2 gossamer n. a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture. wn

[3] #3 gossamer n. [cobweb] filaments from a web that was spun by a spider. wn

[4] #4 gossamer s. [diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby] so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks". wn