1. gossamer

a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture

2. cobweb, gossamer

filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

• cobweb

3. ethereal, gossamer

characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

Example Sentences:
'this smallest and most ethereal of birds'
'gossamer shading through his playing'

• ethereal

4. cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous

so thin as to transmit light

Example Sentences:
'a hat with a diaphanous veil'
'filmy wings of a moth'
'gauzy clouds of dandelion down'
'gossamer cobwebs'
'sheer silk stockings'
'transparent chiffon'
'vaporous silks'

• cobwebby
• diaphanous
• filmy
• gauze-like
• gauzy
• see-through
• sheer
• transparent
• vaporous
• vapourous