Entry Word: gossamer

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance <fairies are usually depicted as wearing gossamer or tattered clothing> — see flimsy 1
2 resembling air in lightness <the gossamer veil seemed to float about the bride as she walked down the aisle> — see airy 1
3 very thin and easy to see through <didnʼt see the gossamer spider webs until the sun hit them just right> — see sheer 1