ARANEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

araneous (comparative more araneous, superlative most araneous)

Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.

Source: Wiktionary


A*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. araneosus, fr. aranea spider, spider's web.]

Definition: Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as, the araneous membrane of the eye. See Arachnoid. Derham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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