Cobweb Definition
kŏbwĕb
cobwebbed, cobweb, cobwebs
noun
cobwebs
A web spun by a spider, esp. one spun indoors that has gathered dust.
Webster's New World
A single thread of such a web.
Webster's New World
Anything flimsy, gauzy, or ensnaring, like the web of a spider.
Webster's New World
An intricate plot; a snare.
Caught in a cobweb of espionage and intrigue.
American Heritage
Confusion; disorder.
Cobwebs on the brain.
American Heritage
verb
To cover with or as with cobwebs.
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Other Word Forms of Cobweb
Noun
Singular:
cobweb
Plural:
cobwebsOrigin of Cobweb
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Middle English coppeweb coppe spider (short for attercoppe) (from Old English āttercoppe) (ātor poison) (copp head) web web web
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Middle English coppeweb, from coppe (“spider”), from attercoppe, from Old English āttercoppe, from ātor (“poison”) + copp (“head”) + web (“web”)
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