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Noun: cobweb  'kób,web
  1. A fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider
     
  2. Filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
    - gossamer
     
  3. A dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web
     
  4. An old and dusty spider's web

Derived forms: cobwebs

Type of: cloth, fabric, fibril, filament, material, spider web, spider's web, spiderweb, strand, textile

Encyclopedia: Cobweb