gossamer
gossamer is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff.
- 2.An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer. Gossamer spider (Zoöl.), any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air. See Ballooning spider.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- airy
- anguilliform
- astatic
- balloon
- band
- barm
- beard
- bubble
- buoy
- buoyancy
- buoyant
- capillament
- capillary
- capilliform
- cilia
- cilium
- cobweb
- convection
- cord
- cork
- cotton
- down
- draft
- dust
- ether
- ethereal
- fascia
- feather
- ferment
- fiber
- fibril
- fibrillous
- fibrous
- filaceous
- filament
- filamentous
- filiform
- fillet
- flagelliform
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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