COBWEB


Meaning of COBWEB in English

/ ˈkɒbweb; NAmE ˈkɑːb-/ 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

►  cob·webbed / ˈkɒbwebd; NAmE ˈkɑːb-/ adjective :

cobwebbed corners

IDIOMS

- blow / clear the cobwebs away

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English coppeweb , copweb , from obsolete coppe spider + web .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.