Gossamer
Gossamer most commonly refers to:
- Fine spider silk used by spiderlings for ballooning or kiting
- Gossamer (fabric), very light, sheer, gauze-like fabric
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Gossamer may also refer to:
Technology
- Gossamer Condor, the first human-powered aircraft capable of controlled and sustained flight
- Gossamer Albatross, a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr. Paul B. MacCready's AeroVironment
- The code name of the motherboard used in first-generation Apple G3 Macs
Culture
- The Gossamer Project (or Gossamer Archive), a large X-Files fan fiction archive
- Gossamer (Looney Tunes), a character in the Looney Tunes cartoons
Literature
- The Gossamer Years, an English title for the Japanese classical work of literature KagerÅ Nikki
- Gossamer (novel), a 2006 novel by Lois Lowry
- Gossamer, a 1995 short story by Stephen Baxter in his collection Vacuum Diagrams and The Hard SF Renaissance anthology
Songs
- "Gossamer", a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from the tour for Zeitgeist but not released on the album
- "The Gossamer Strand", an instrumental song by Deadsoul Tribe from the album A Lullaby for the Devil
- "Gossamer Thread", a song by David Gray from the album Foundling
- "Gossamer Thin", a song by Conor Oberst from the albums Ruminations, and also Salutations
- "Gossamer Witchcraft", a song by Blackthorn from the album Gossamer Witchcraft
- "From the Gossamer", a song by Sadistik from the album Haunted Gardens
- "Gossamer Girls", a song by Gossamer Girls from the compilation "What a time to be alive", compiled by Black Country, New Road
Albums
- Gossamer (album) by Passion Pit
- Gossamer Witchcraft by Blackthorn
Biology
- Lycaenidae, gossamer-winged butterflies
- Euphaeidae, "gossamer-wings" (damselflies)
Other uses
- Gossamer, a golden ale produced by the Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago
- The gossamer rings of Jupiter
- Gossamer (horse)
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Gossamer
- All pages with titles containing Gossamer
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