"Gossamer" is a word that describes something very light, thin, delicate, and almost transparent. It can be used to describe thin fabric, spider webs, or anything that gives the sense of being delicate and light. Full definition
A writer of pyrotechnic virtuosity and profound compassion, a mind to which nothing human is alien, David Mitchell spins genres, cultures, and ideas like gossamer threads around and through these nine linked stories. (bookbrowse.com)
David Mitchell spins genres, cultures, and ideas like gossamer threads around and through these nine linked stories. (bookbrowse.com)
Like spider silk, the NIF yarns are stronger than steel and so gossamer thin as to be almost invisible. (llnl.gov)