filmy
91furred — fÉœrd /fÉœËd adj. having fur; made of fur; covered with fur; having a filmy coating (on the tongue) fÉœr /fÉœË n. hair of an animal; clothing made with fur; something which resembles fur (i.e. mineral deposits inside a kettle); filmy coating on …
92gossamer — /ˈgɒsəmə / (say gosuhmuh) noun 1. a fine filmy cobweb, seen on grass and bushes, or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn. 2. a thread or a web of this substance. 3. an extremely delicate variety of gauze. 4. any finely spun,… …
93film fern — noun any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves • Syn: ↑filmy fern • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenophyllum, ↑genus Hymenophyllum * * * noun …
94genus Hymenophyllum — noun type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns • Syn: ↑Hymenophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenophyllaceae, ↑family Hymenophyllaceae …
95gossamer — n. & adj. n. 1 a filmy substance of small spiders webs. 2 delicate filmy material. 3 a thread of gossamer. adj. light and flimsy as gossamer. Derivatives: gossamered adj. gossamery adj. Etymology: ME gos(e)somer(e), app. f. GOOSE + SUMMER(1)… …
96Hymenophyllaceae — noun terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns • Syn: ↑family Hymenophyllaceae • Hypernyms: ↑fern family • Member Holonyms: ↑Filicales, ↑order Fil …
97Hymenophyllum — noun type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns • Syn: ↑genus Hymenophyllum • Hypernyms: ↑fern genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hymenophyllaceae, ↑family Hymenophyllaceae …
98aestivum — Snowflake Snow flake , n. 1. A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Snowbird}, 1. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus {Leucoium} ({L. vernum}, {[ae]stivum}, etc.)… …
99Filminess — Film i*ness, n. State of being filmy. [1913 Webster] …
100fine — (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.] 1.… …
