arachneanadj.
/arakˈniːən/ rare.
Resembling a spider's web, gossamer.
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lightc1230
small1473
cypress1530
sheer1565
sleazy1670
zephyr1809
slim1813
arachnean1854
spring weight1869
chiffon1890
frothy1901
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 539 Hebes in arachnean robes.
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adj.1854- off one's gourd
- off one's guard
- off one's hand
- off one's hands
- off one's head
- off one's legs
- off one's meds
- off one's nut
- off one's oats
- off one's onion
- off one's own bat
- off one's pannikin
- off one's rocker
- off one's rocket
- off one's squiff
- off one's tits
- off one's top
- off one's trolley
- off or on
- off or out of balance
- off out
- off plumb
- off ration
- off shears
- off song