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cobweb

Syllabification: (cob·web)
Pronunciation: /ˈkäbˌweb/
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Definition of cobweb

noun

(usually cobwebs)
  • a spider’s web, especially when old and covered with dust.
  • Zoology a tangled three-dimensional spider’s web.
  • something resembling a cobweb in delicacy or intricacy:white cobwebs of frost

Phrases

blow (or clear) away the cobwebs

banish a state of sluggishness; enliven or refresh oneself.

Derivatives

cobwebbed

adjective

cobwebby

adjective

Origin:

Middle English coppeweb, copweb, from obsolete coppe 'spider' + web

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