单词 | gossamer |
释义 | gossamer n. & adj. --n   1. a filmy substance of small spiders' webs.   2. delicate filmy material.   3. a thread of gossamer. --adj light and flimsy as gossamer. Derivatives gossamered adj. gossamery adj. Etymology: ME gos(e)somer(e), app. f. GOOSE + SUMMER(1) (goose summer = St Martin's summer, i.e. early November when geese were eaten, gossamer being common then) |
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