cobweb
[ kob-web ]
/ ˈkɒbˌwɛb /
noun
verb (used with object), cob·webbed, cob·web·bing.
to cover with or as with cobwebs: Spiders cobwebbed the cellar.
to confuse or muddle: Drunkenness cobwebbed his mind.
Origin of cobweb
1275–1325; Middle English
coppeweb, derivative of Old English
-coppe spider (in
ātorcoppe poison spider); cognate with Middle Dutch
koppe; see
web
Words nearby cobweb
cobot,
cobourg,
cobra,
cobra de capello,
coburg,
cobweb,
cobweb houseleek,
cobwebby,
cobwebs,
coca,
coca-cola
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British Dictionary definitions for cobwebs (1 of 2)
cobwebs
/ (ˈkɒbˌwɛbz) /
pl n
mustiness, confusion, or obscurity
informal
stickiness of the eyelids experienced upon first awakening
British Dictionary definitions for cobwebs (2 of 2)
cobweb
/ (ˈkɒbˌwɛb) /
noun
a web spun by certain spiders, esp those of the family Theridiidae, often found in the corners of disused rooms
a single thread of such a web
something like a cobweb, as in its flimsiness or ability to trap
Derived forms of cobweb
cobwebbed, adjective cobwebby, adjectiveWord Origin for cobweb
C14 cob, from
coppe, from Old English (
ātor)
coppe spider; related to Middle Dutch
koppe spider, Swedish (dialect)
etterkoppa