cobweb
cobweb adj
ME coppeweb < coppe, spider; see web, n.
- Thin; flimsy; feeble; fragile.
cobweb n
see cobweb, adj.
- Fine network; filament pattern spun by a spider; [fig.] frail structure.
- Accumulation; residue; collection of dust which ought to be swept away; [fig.] sign of the passing of time.