Cobwebby

Cobwebby
Cobwebby Cob"web`by, a. Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb. [1913 Webster]

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  • cobwebby — adjective (cobwebbier; est) Date: 1854 1. filled or covered with cobwebs < a cobwebby barn > 2. gossamer < cobwebby lace > 3. musty, well worn < a cobwebby plot device > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cobwebby — cobweb ► NOUN ▪ a spider s web, especially an old or dusty one. DERIVATIVES cobwebbed adjective cobwebby adjective. ORIGIN originally coppeweb: from obsolete coppe «spider», from Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • cobwebby — /kob web ee/, adj. 1. bearing an accumulation of cobwebs. 2. having the form, texture, or quality of cobwebs. [1735 45; COBWEB + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • cobwebby — adjective a) Having many cobwebs. b) Resembling a cobweb …   Wiktionary

  • cobwebby — adj. resembling the web spun by a spider; covered with spider webs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cobwebby — cob·web·by …   English syllables

  • cobwebby — adjective 1. so thin as to transmit light 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cirsium occidentale — Cobwebby thistle Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Cirsium andrewsii — Conservation status Imperiled (NatureServe) …   Wikipedia

  • Castilleja arachnoidea — Taxobox name = Castilleja arachnoidea image width = 230px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Orobanchaceae genus = Castilleja species = C. arachnoidea binomial = Castilleja arachnoidea… …   Wikipedia

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