gossomer

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gosesomer, gossumer, gossummer, gossomyre, gosesomere gossummur, gossummyr (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === From gos (“goose”) +‎ somer (“summer”); first attested in c. 1300. See English gossamer for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡoːsumər/, /ˈɡɔsumər/ === Noun === gossomer (uncountable) gossamer (cobwebs or other strands) (rare) that which is of little import ==== Descendants ==== English: gossamer ==== References ==== “gọ̄s-sŏmer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 August 2018.