| former | (adjective) referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) | - |
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| (adjective) belonging to the distant past | Synonyms: early, other |
| (adjective) belonging to some prior time | Synonyms: erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime |
| (adjective) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | Synonyms: late, previous |
| gossamer | (adjective) characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy | Synonyms: ethereal |
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| (adjective) so thin as to transmit light | Synonyms: cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous |