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COBWEB, n. 1. The line, thread or filament which a spider spins from its abdomen; the net-work spread by a spider to catch its prey. Hence, 2. Any snare, implying insidiousness and weakness. In this sense it i...

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COBWEB, n.

1. The line, thread or filament which a spider spins from its abdomen; the net-work spread by a spider to catch its prey. Hence,

2. Any snare, implying insidiousness and weakness.

In this sense it is used adjectively or in composition, for thin, flimsy; as a cobweb law.

Or slender, feeble; as the cobweb thread of life.

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