1. (

• gossamer

) a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture ;

2. (

• cobweb ,
• gossamer ,

) filaments from a web that was spun by a spider ;

1. (

• ethereal ,
• gossamer

) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" ;

2. (

• diaphanous ,
• filmy ,
• gauzy ,
• gauze-like ,
• gossamer ,
• 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" ;