Gossamer
[GAH-sə-mər]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Middle English, 13th century
1.
A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
2.
Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate.
Examples of Gossamer in a sentence
"The light caught the gossamer of a large, intricate spiderweb."
"The wings on Mandy’s fairy costume were iridescent gossamer."
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