Definition of Cobwib
Cob"web` (?), n. [Cob a
spider + web.] 1. The network spread
by a spider to catch its prey.
2. A snare of insidious meshes designed
to catch the ignorant and unwary.
I can not but lament thy splendid wit
Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools.
Cowper.
3. That which is thin and unsubstantial,
or flimsy and worthless; rubbish.
The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil
age.
Sir P. Sidney.
4. (Zoöl.) The European
spotted flycatcher.
Cobweb lawn, a fine linen, mentioned in
1640 as being in pieces of fifteen yards. Beck. Draper's
Dict.
Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn.
Beau. & Fl.
-- Cobweb micrometer, a micrometer in
which threads of cobweb are substituted for wires.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a spider's web, or the remains of one
- one of its filaments; gossamer
- an intricate plot
- (computing) a web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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