gossamer

IPA(Pronunciation)

countable uncountable

A fine film or strand as of cobwebs, floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc. / A soft, sheer fabric. / Anything delicate, light and flimsy.

Japanese Meaning

ごわさん：薄くて繊細、軽くて儚いもの。具体的には、空中を漂うか、木や低木に付着した蜘蛛の巣のような細くて軽い膜や糸状の物質、または、柔らかく透け感のある布のこと。 / 繊細で軽薄な性質を持ったもの全般

A gossamer floated across the garden, its strands catching the morning light.

庭を横切る蜘蛛の巣のような薄い膜が朝の光を受け、細い糸がきらめいていた。

Sense（1）

A fine film or strand as of cobwebs, floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc.

A lover may bestride the gossamer

That idles in the wanton summer air,

And yet not fall; so light is vanity.

Sense（2）

A soft, sheer fabric.

Sense（3）

Anything delicate, light and flimsy.

gossamers

（ plural ）