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gossamer

/ˈɡɒsəmə(r)/noun

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मकड़ी के जाले के महीन धागे

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the very thin threads that spiders leave on grass and bushes

    मकड़ी के जाले के महीन धागे

    • The hedges were covered with gossamer, shining with dew.

    Synonyms cobweb

  2. 2

    [U] literary

    a very light, thin and delicate material

    अत्यंत महीन और हल्का कपड़ा

    • Her veil was as fine as gossamer.
adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun] literary

    very light, thin and delicate

    अत्यंत महीन, बारीक, नाज़ुक

    • The dragonfly's gossamer wings caught the sunlight.
    • She wore a gossamer scarf of pale silk.

    Synonyms delicate fine flimsy sheer filmy

    Opposite thick heavy coarse