Definition of cobweb Cobweb

/kɑˈbwɛˌb/ - [kabweb] - cob•web

We found 16 definitions of cobweb from 6 different sources.

What does cobweb mean?

Noun Plural: cobwebs
cobweb - a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
		cloth, textile, fabric, material artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
cobweb - filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
		gossamer
		fibril, filament, strand a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
cobweb - a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web

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cobweb (Noun)
A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
cobweb (Noun)
One of its filaments; gossamer.
cobweb (Noun)
Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish.
cobweb (Noun)
An intricate plot to catch the unwary.
cobweb (Noun)
A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited.
cobweb (Noun)
The European spotted flycatcher.

cobweb (n.)
The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
cobweb (n.)
A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary.
cobweb (n.)
That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish.
cobweb (n.)
The European spotted flycatcher.

cobweb
kob′web, n. the spider's web or net: any snare or device intended to entrap: anything flimsy or easily broken: anything that obscures.—n. Cobweb′bery.—adj. Cob′webby. [Prob. shortened from M. E. atter-cop-web—A.S. átor, poison, and coppa—W. cop, a head, tuft. See also Web.]

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