How to pronounce gossamer

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What gossamer means

noun

Something very light, thin, and delicate, like spider silk

In a sentence: The fairy costume had wings made of shimmering gossamer.

Where it comes from: It probably comes from "goose summer," a warm time in fall when cobwebs float in the air.

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