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Definition of Gossamery
1. a. Like gossamer; flimsy.
Definition of Gossamery
1. Adjective. Like gossamer; flimsy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gossamery
1. resembling gossamer [adj] - See also: gossamer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gossamery
Literary usage of Gossamery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"Six times his gossamery thread The wary spider threw; In vain the filmy line was
sped, For powerless or untrue Each aim appeared, and back recoiled The ..."
2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1902)
"The Italian poet Marino had been reputed the greatest master of gossamery
affectation in Europe. But his conceits showed the palest of rosy blushes by the ..."