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49% | 5 | From Greek for “upper air”, the fifth classical element from whose name a word for airy, celestial, gossamer, heavenly or spiritual derives | ||||||
noun • the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies • any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom • a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves • a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic | ||||||||
45% | 8 | Sheer and airy cloth | ||||||
noun • a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture • filaments from a web that was spun by a spider adjective satellite • characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
Airy Gossamer
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