cobweb

cobweb adj

ME coppeweb < coppe, spider; see web, n.

  1. Thin; flimsy; feeble; fragile.

cobweb n

see cobweb, adj.

  1. Fine network; filament pattern spun by a spider; [fig.] frail structure.
  2. Accumulation; residue; collection of dust which ought to be swept away; [fig.] sign of the passing of time.