- gossamer spider
- noun
: a ballooning spider
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gossamer spider,a small spider that weaves very slender threads often seen floating in the air.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gossamer spider
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Gossamer spider — Gossamer Gos sa*mer, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh. for God s summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary s yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gossamer — Gos sa*mer, n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh. for God s summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary s yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word alluded to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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