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| cob·web [ kób wèb ] |
noun (plural cob·webs) |
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1. dusty spider's web: a fine thread or a web of fine threads spun by a spider, especially when covered with dust
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2. something like cobweb: something that resembles a cobweb in being flimsy and insubstantial or in acting as a trap or snare
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plural noun cob·webs |
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sluggish mental state: mental sluggishness and tiredness
 I need to blow the cobwebs away.
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| [14th century. < obsolete cop "spider" < Old English ātorcoppe, probably literally "poison-head"] |
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| cob·webbed adjective |
| cob·web·by adjective |
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