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1) the soft, white fibrous substance (round the seeds of the cotton plant), used for making thread, cloth etc (cotton)

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Meaning:
gossamer

the fine silky substance of webs made by small spiders

gauzy, thin

muscular

having strong muscles

powerfully built

raw

uncooked; in the natural state, not manufactured or prepared for use; (of a person) untrained; inexperienced; (of the weather) damp and cold; (of the skin) sore and painful; unfair or cruel treatment

not cooked, prepared

tough

(of meat) hard to cut or get one's teeth into; not easily cut, broken or worn out; (of a person) strong; able to endure hardship; (of a person) rough and violent

sturdy, strong

wiry

looking like wire; (of a person) thin but strong

thin and strong

FIBROUS as in Wiktionary
FIBROUS as in Wikipedia