cobweb
cob·web [cobweb cobwebs] BrE [ˈkɒbweb] NAmE [ˈkɑːbweb] noun
a fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects; a single thread of this net (usually used when it is old and covered with dirt)
•Thick cobwebs hung in the dusty corners.
•He brushed a cobweb out of his hair.
see also ↑web, ↑spider's web
Idiom: ↑blow the cobwebs away
Derived Word: ↑cobwebbed
Word Origin:
Middle English coppeweb, copweb, from obsolete coppe ‘spider’ + ↑web.
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