cobweb
Significat (Anglès)
- A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
- One of its filaments; gossamer.
- Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.
- An intricate plot to catch the unwary.
- A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited.
- The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata.
- (informal) fuzzy inexact memories.
Sinònims
spider’s web
face veil
gum-footed web spiders
nephila silk
spider’s web
spider silk
comb-footed web spiders
Freqüència
Amb guionet com a
cob‧web
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkɒbwɛb/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
From Middle English copweb, coppeweb. Compare Middle Dutch kopwebbe, German Low German Kobbenwebbe (Westphalian). By surface analysis, cop (“spider”, obsolete) + web.
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