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“Vert’s” twist is underdeveloped, but its gossamery goodness is anchored by Amuka-Bird’s incredible performance.

It marches almost militarily, as a ghostly, gossamery refrain wafts over it almost ignoring the moving structure below; perhaps it represents the disconnect of fulfilling one’s duty whilst inhabiting the dreamlike reality of a life on Prozac.

A vessel borne by magic gales, All rigg'd with gossamery sails, And bound for Fairy-land?

The bandages off for another examination by Dr. Braisted, the autumn sunlight which kissed the tree-tops and cathedral spires and gave the Channel, which was calm that day, a gossamery sheen, was soft to Phil's irises in its caressing promise that next time the bandages were removed he should see even better.

In spite of a clear-white, finely drawn face, against which the purple bruise stood out in shocking relief; in spite of entirely straight but gossamery black hair; in spite of a rather short nose and a rather wide mouth—there was a fascination about the child which no one, not even the hostile Mrs. Parrot, wholly escaped.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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