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  • Littlest, in Gossamer, reminds me of my own small grandchildren, and of all little ones whose heads are so full of thoughts, and who are so curious and intent on figuring out their place in the world.

    Lois Lowry - An interview with author 2010

  • I think Gossamer is correct, but I think he was also called something else, once.

    Happy Halloween - Hair Rasing Hare 2009

  • In addition, Gossamer is about to upgrade our server to a giant: Dual Opterons (state of the art) with 73 gig SCSI drives no less, and 4 gigs of RAM.

    Update on upgrades 2006

  • Gossamer is about dreams and nightmares and how they can be fixed.

    Reader reviews of Gossamer by Lois Lowry. 2006

  • Nancy Kress: "Clad in Gossamer" (Audio) (Silver Birch, Blood Moon Anthology, 1999)

    May 2009 2009

  • Nancy Kress: "Clad in Gossamer" (Audio) (Silver Birch, Blood Moon Anthology, 1999)

    50 Free Fantastic Fictions For Friday 2009

  • Founder of the company AeroVironment, MacCready created a human powered aircraft called the Gossamer Condor.

    Inventor Paul MacCready Dies 2007

  • Later, he created a solar-powered aircraft called the Gossamer Penguin.

    Inventor Paul MacCready Dies 2007

  • This one, called Gossamer-1, picks up sound via a microphone, analyzes it with a digital sound processor, and generates an abstract painting.

    MSDN Blogs 2008

  • Chuck Jones named him 'Gossamer' in 1980 and that's close enough to be official for me!

    Happy Halloween - Hair Rasing Hare 2009

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  • Gossamer

    Origin: Middle English, 13th century

    A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn;

    Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate.

    February 6, 2022