COBWEB

cobweb

(noun) a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web

cobweb, gossamer

(noun) filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

cobweb

(noun) a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cobweb (plural cobwebs)

A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.

One of its filaments; gossamer

(figurative) Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.

An intricate plot to catch the unwary

(internet slang, rare) A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited

The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata.

(informal, usually, in the plural) fuzzy inexact memories

Hypernyms

• web

Source: Wiktionary


Cob"web`, n. Etym: [Cob a spider + web.]

1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.

2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary. I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools. Cowper.

3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish. The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. Sir P. Sidney.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European spotted flycatcher. Cobweb lawn, a fine linen, mentioned in 1640 as being in pieces of fifteen yards. Beck. Draper's Dict. Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn. Beau. & Fl. Cobweb micrometer, a micrometer in which threads of cobwed are substituted for wires.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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