The Only Use of
gossamer
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Here comes the lady:—O, so light a foot
Will ne'er wear out the everlasting flint:
A lover may bestride the gossamer
That idles in the wanton summer air
And yet not fall; so light is vanity.†p. 116.8
Definition:
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
or:
so thin as to transmit light
or:
so thin as to transmit light