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cobweb Definition


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cobweb
noun
    1. A web of fine sticky threads spun by a spider.
    2. A single thread from this.
    3. Anything flimsy or easily broken.
    4. Obscurity or mustiness.
      Form: cobwebs (usually)
Derivative: cobwebby
adj
    Etymology: 14c as coppeweb: from Anglo-Saxon atorcoppe spider + web.



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