cobweb

Meaning

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.

gossamer

spider’s web

face veil

gum-footed web spiders

nephila silk

spider’s web

spider silk

comb-footed web spiders

Frequency

Hyphenated as

cob‧web

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒbwɛb/

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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