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COBWEB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cobweb" is a kind of...):
spider's web; spider web (a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
Synonyms:
cobweb; gossamer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cobweb" is a kind of...):
fibril; filament; strand (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cobweb" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Derivation:
cobwebby (so thin as to transmit light)
