Ko te tikanga papakupu o te kupu "gossamer" he:

1. he pai, he whare pungawerewere kiriata ka kitea i runga i te tarutaru, i te ngahere, i te maanu ranei i te rangi
2. he mea ngawari me te kikokore. he papanga, he taonga ranei, he maha nga wa e whakamahia ana mo te hanga kakahu, mo te whakapaipai ranei
3. tetahi mea he tino marama, he kikokore, he koretake ranei

Ko te kupu "gossamer" ka whakamahia hei whakaahua i tetahi mea. he ngawari, he angiangi, he ngoikore ranei, penei i te whare pungawerewere, he papanga papanga ranei. Ka taea hoki te whakamahi kupu whakarite ki te whakaahua i tetahi mea e kore e kitea, e kore e kitea, penei i te whakaaro poto, i te moemoea ranei.

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1. From the ceiling, bees with gossamer wings flew in front of the artificial sky.

2. Then he felt again the connection between them, the gossamer thread that ran from his soul to hers, fainter than it had been in the alley, but there.

3. Springtime gossamer sparkles in the north though the hour is near noon.

4. She slipped her hand into his as gossamer filaments of possibility spun and glimmered around them.

5. From the strapless, fitted bodice of periwinkle silk, the skirt cascaded in layers of gathered gossamer in metallic gold and grayish shades of blue, clear to the floor.

6. At her neck, fastened to the bodice with a gold and jeweled broach, a long scarf of the same gossamer fabric went over her shoulders and draped down her back about half way down the skirt.

7. Extremely breathable, the gossamer created wispy dresses and pantsuits.