a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
a light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance: [as modifier]:a fine gossamer fabric that clung to her skin
Derivatives
gossamery
adjective
Origin:
Middle English: apparently from goose+ summer1, perhaps from the time of year around St Martin's summer, i.e. early November, when geese were eaten (gossamer being common then)
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