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cobweb

cob.web \'ka:b-.web\ \-.webd\ \-.web-e-\ n [ME coppeweb, fr. coppe spider 
   (fr. OE a-torcoppe) + we]b; akin to MD coppe spider 1: the network spread 
   by a spider  2: a single thread spun by a spider or insect larva  3: 
   something resembling a spider web  - cob.webbed aj