[cob.web] n [ME coppeweb, fr. coppe spider (fr. OE atorcoppe) + web; akin to MD coppe spider] (14c) 1 a: the network spread by a spider: spiderweb b: tangles of the silken threads of a cobweb usu. covered with accumulated dirt and dust
2: something that entangles, obscures, or confuses "a ~ of law and politics" -- cob.webbed adj -- cob.web.by adj