Main Entry:

cob·web

Pronunciation:

\ˈkäb-ˌweb\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English coppeweb, from coppe spider (from Old English ātorcoppe) + web; akin to Middle Dutch coppe spider

Date:

14th century

1 a: the network spread by a spider : spiderweb b: tangles of the silken threads of a spiderweb usually covered with accumulated dirt and dust2: something that entangles, obscures, or confuses <a cobweb of law and politics>

— cob·webbed \-ˌwebd\ adjective