cobweb

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cob·web / ˈkäbˌweb/ • n. (usu. cobwebs) a spider's web, esp. when old and covered with dust. ∎  Zool. a tangled three-dimensional spider's web. ∎  something resembling a cobweb in delicacy or intricacy: white cobwebs of frost.DERIVATIVES: cob·webbed adj.cob·web·by adj.

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cobweb

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cobweb spider's web. XIV. ME. cop(pe)web, f. coppe :- OE. (āt(t)ōr)coppe (āt(t)ōr poison) = MDu. koppe; see WEB.

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