A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.
A sheer curtain or fabric.
An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
Downright; complete; pure.
Very thin or transparent.
To swerve from a course.