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noun
A spiderweb, or the remains of one, especially an asymmetrical one that is woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One of its filaments; gossamer.
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noun
Something thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; valueless remainder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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An intricate plot to catch the unwary.
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noun
A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, rare
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noun
The European spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata.
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fuzzy inexact memories.
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Usage: informal, plural-normally
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a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spider web, spider's web
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filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gossamer
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Broader terms: fibril, filament, strand
noun
a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
History
From Middle English copweb, coppeweb. Compare Middle Dutch kopwebbe, German Low German Kobbenwebbe (Westphalian). By surface analysis, cob (“spider”, obsolete) + web.
