Cobweb
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cob + web
Origin
From the Middle English coppeweb, from coppe ("spider"), from attercoppe, from Old English Ättercoppe, from Ätor ("poison") + copp ("head") + web ("web")
Noun
cobweb
(plural cobwebs)- 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
- (figurative) Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish.
- Sir Philip SidneyThe dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age.
- An intricate plot to catch the unwary
- CowperEntangled in the cobwebs of the schools.
- (internet) A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited
- The European spotted flycatcher.