ˈkɔbweb n. 1 a a fine
network of threads
spun by a
spider from a
liquid secreted by
it, used to trap insects etc. b
the thread of
this. 2
anything compared
with a cobweb,
esp. in flimsiness of
texture. 3 a trap or
insidious entanglement. 4 (in pl.) a
state of languishing; fustiness. øøcobwebbed adj. cobwebby adj. [ME cop(pe)web f. obs. coppe spider]