Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cobweb
Cobweb
cobweb
n. 1 a a fine network of threads spun by a spider from a liquid secreted by it, used to trap insects etc. b the thread of this. 2 anything compared with a cobweb, esp. in flimsiness of texture. 3 a trap or insidious entanglement. 4 (in pl.) a state of languishing; fustiness. Derivatives cobwebbed adj. cobwebby adj. Etymology: ME cop(pe)web f. obs. coppe spider
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noun Etymology: Middle English coppeweb, from coppe spider (from Old English ātorcoppe) + web; akin to Middle Dutch coppe spider Date: 14th century 1. the network spread by a spider ; spiderweb, tangles of the silken threads of a spiderweb usually covered with accumulated dirt and dust, something that entangles, obscures, or confuses , ~bed adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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