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Cobwebby

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Adjective

1. cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous

so thin as to transmit light

Example Sentences:
'a hat with a diaphanous veil'
'filmy wings of a moth'
'gauzy clouds of dandelion down'
'gossamer cobwebs'
'sheer silk stockings'
'transparent chiffon'
'vaporous silks'

2. cobwebby

covered with cobwebs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Cobwebby

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noun
1. 
a web spun by certain spiders, esp those of the family Theridiidae, often found in the corners of disused rooms
2. 
a single thread of such a web
3. 
something like a cobweb, as in its flimsiness or ability to trap

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Cobwebby

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noun
1. 
a web spun by a spider, esp. one spun indoors that has gathered dust
2. 
a single thread of such a web
3. 
anything flimsy, gauzy, or ensnaring, like the web of a spider
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcobˌwebbed or ˈcobˌwebbing
4. 
to cover with or as with cobwebs

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Cobwebby

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n.
1.
a. A spiderweb, especially an old one that is covered in dust.
b. A single thread spun by a spider.
2. Something resembling a spiderweb in gauziness or flimsiness: "An extraordinary number of elegant ladies ... flowed in, heels clicking, diamonds flashing, adjusting tiny cobwebs of priceless lace on immaculate coiffures" (Jane Stevenson).
3. An intricate plot; a snare: caught in a cobweb of espionage and intrigue.
4. cobwebs Confusion; disorder: cobwebs on the brain.
tr.v. cob·webbed, cob·web·bing, cob·webs
To cover with or as if with cobwebs.

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