Cobweb

n.	1.	The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
	2.	A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary. I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools. - Cowper.
	3.	That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish. The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. - Sir P. Sidney.
	4.	(Zool.) The European spotted flycatcher. Cobweb lawn a fine linen, mentioned in 1640 as being in pieces of fifteen yards. - Beck. Draper's Dict. Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn. - Beau. & Fl.

Noun	1.	cobweb - filaments from a cobweb Synonyms: gossamer
	2.	cobweb - a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web

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