( especially BrE ) (also ˈspider web especially in NAmE ) (also web ) noun
a fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects :
( figurative )
to be caught in a spider's web of confusion
—see also cobweb
( especially BrE ) (also ˈspider web especially in NAmE ) (also web ) noun
a fine net of threads made by a spider to catch insects :
( figurative )
to be caught in a spider's web of confusion
—see also cobweb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005