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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. (Zoƶl.)
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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