a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
gauze
noun
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
transparency
noun
permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
transparentness
noun
the quality of being clear and transparent
cobweb
noun
a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
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Europe
🇩🇪German
hauchdünn
ein Gazestoff mit einer extrem feinen Textur
🇫🇷French
gaze
un tissu de gaze à la texture extrêmement fine
🇪🇸Spanish
telaraña
una tela de gasa con una textura extremadamente fina
🇮🇹Italian
sottile
un tessuto garzato dalla trama estremamente fine
🇳🇱Dutch
ragfijn
een gaasstof met een uiterst fijne structuur
🇵🇹Portuguese
teia
um tecido de gaze com textura extremamente fina
🇷🇺Russian
паутинка
марлевая ткань с очень тонкой текстурой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पतला
अत्यंत महीन बनावट वाला एक जालीदार कपड़ा
🇧🇩Bengali
গোসামার
একটি অত্যন্ত সূক্ষ্ম জমিন সঙ্গে একটি গজ ফ্যাব্রিক
🇮🇳Tamil
கோசமர்
மிக நுண்ணிய அமைப்புடன் கூடிய துணி துணி
🇮🇳Telugu
కబుర్లు చెప్పేవాడు
చాలా చక్కటి ఆకృతితో ఒక గాజుగుడ్డ బట్ట
🇮🇳Marathi
गोसामर
अत्यंत बारीक पोत असलेले कापसाचे किंवा रेशमाचे तलम पारदर्शक कापड फॅब्रिक
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગોસામર
અત્યંત સુંદર રચના સાથેનું જાળીનું કાપડ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹರಟೆಗಾರ
ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಉತ್ತಮವಾದ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಗಾಜ್ ಬಟ್ಟೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഗോസാമർ
വളരെ നല്ല ഘടനയുള്ള ഒരു നെയ്തെടുത്ത തുണി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੌਸਮਰ
ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਵਧੀਆ ਟੈਕਸਟ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਲੀਦਾਰ ਫੈਬਰਿਕ
🇵🇰Urdu
گوسامر
انتہائی عمدہ ساخت کے ساتھ گوج کا کپڑا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
游丝
质地极其细腻的纱布
🇯🇵Japanese
シモツケ
非常にきめの細かいガーゼ生地
🇰🇷Korean
거미집
매우 미세한 질감의 거즈 원단
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sa
một loại vải gạc có kết cấu cực kỳ mịn
🇹🇭Thai
ใยแมงมุม
ผ้ากอซที่มีเนื้อผ้าละเอียดมาก
🇮🇩Indonesian
halus
kain kasa dengan tekstur yang sangat halus
🇲🇾Malay
tukang gosip
kain kasa dengan tekstur yang sangat halus
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اللعاب
نسيج شاش ذو ملمس ناعم للغاية
🇮🇷Persian
غزال
پارچه گازی با بافت بسیار ظریف
🇹🇷Turkish
incecik
son derece ince dokulu bir gazlı bez kumaş
🇮🇱Hebrew
קוֹרֵי עַכָּבִישׁ
בד גזה בעל מרקם עדין במיוחד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gossamer'?
The primary meaning of 'gossamer' is 'a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gossamer' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gossamer' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gossamer' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gossamer' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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