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COBWEBBED
Etymology
Adjective
cobwebbed (comparative more cobwebbed, superlative most cobwebbed)
Covered with cobwebs
Old or outdated.
Synonyms
• (covered many cobwebs): cobwebby
• (old, outdated): aged, cobwebby, hoary; see also old or obsolete
Source: Wiktionary
Cob"webbed`, a.
Definition: Abounding in cobwebs. "The cobwebbed cottage." Young.
COBWEB
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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