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n. - A dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web; Filaments from a web that was spun by a spider; A fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider.

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  • "Last time, we felt what we call the cobweb effect," Rice said.
  • As for Flush's verses, they are what I call cobweb verses, thin and light enough; and Arabel was mistaken in telling you that
  • All are held together by cobweb, which is the favourite cement of bird masons.
  • The cobweb was the magic clue by which mankind was to be rescued from all its errors, and guided safely back to the right.
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