Meaning of gossamery | Babel Free
ˈɡɒsəməɹiExamples
“The Italian poet, [Giambattista] Marino, had been reputed the greatest master of gossamery affectation in Europe.”
“She fluttered about him with her hair down in a thick brown braid across each shoulder, and in a gossamery, filmy, lacy “thing”—she had flung her gay-colored cloak upon a chair—that he was very much afraid was not quite a proper thing to wear before a young gentleman whom she had just met.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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