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cobweb

cob·web

UK/ˈkɒbwɛb/ US/ˈkɑˌbwɛb/ rare informal rare

noun

1.

filaments from a cobweb

Synonyms
2.

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

Origin

From Middle English copweb, coppeweb. Compare Middle Dutch kopwebbe, German Low German Kobbenwebbe (Westphalian). By surface analysis, cob (“spider”, obsolete) + web.

Phrases

  • cobweb brush
  • cobweb chart
  • cobweb model
  • cobweb site
  • cobweb spider
  • cobweb theory
  • dwarf cobweb weaver spider

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