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Light And Filmy Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GOSSAMER which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GOSSAMER

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199%8Exact Match!
238%5 Thin and light
329%9Filmy items

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "GOSSAMER" which means:

    noun
  • • A gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  • • Filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
  • adjective satellite
  • • Characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
  • • So thin as to transmit light
  • adjective
  • • Tenuous, light, filmy or delicate.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The delicate gossamer floated in the breeze."
  • • "She wore a stunning gown made of gossamer."

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New York Times13 Sep 1998 Down 89
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