In this belief Lucy reposed her hope, and went on weaving her enchanted web of fairy tissue, as beautiful and transient as the film of the gossamer when it is pearled with the morning dew and glimmering to the sun.
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Gossamer
/ˈɡɒ.sə.mə/
Synonyms for "gossamer" (175 found)
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lightlight-perviouslimpidlucidmatchwoodmilk and watermistymotenonopaquenylonpaperypeekaboopellucidpubescentrarerarefiedreedrefinedrevealingrope of sand
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17 entriesairinesscobwebdelicacydiaphanousephemeral hypothesisephemerality motiffragility motiffrail argumentgauzegauzyorgandysheersilk threadspider silktenuous theorytranslucence
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Collocations
7 entriesgossamer fabricgossamer gauzegossamer lightnessgossamer texturegossamer threadgossamer veilgossamer wings
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Except for a few gossamer clouds, the sky was clear and blue.
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The Gossamer Years, an English title for the Japanese classical work of literature Kagerō Nikki.
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A lover may bestride the gossamer / That idles in the wanton summer air, / And yet not fall; so light is vanity.
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