Gossamerlike
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling gossamer; light and airy.
"The popular Jin Patisserie in Venice serves a rarefied twist on the banana-cream pie, with caramel bananas and mascarpone cream set into a gossamerlike sponge cake topped with tiny dots of dark chocolate."
Example
More examples"The popular Jin Patisserie in Venice serves a rarefied twist on the banana-cream pie, with caramel bananas and mascarpone cream set into a gossamerlike sponge cake topped with tiny dots of dark chocolate."
Etymology
From gossamer + -like.
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