GAUZY
diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
(adjective) so thin as to transmit light; “a hat with a diaphanous veil”; “filmy wings of a moth”; “gauzy clouds of dandelion down”; “gossamer cobwebs”; “sheer silk stockings”; “transparent chiffon”; “vaporous silks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gauzy (comparative gauzier, superlative gauziest)
Having the qualities of gauze; light, thin, transparent, hazy.
(figurative) light; giving the effect of haze.
Source: Wiktionary
Gauz"y, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as gauze.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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