English-Thai Dictionary

cobweb

N สิ่ง ที่ คล้าย ใยแมงมุม  sing-ti-klai-yai-maeng-mum

 

cobweb

N ใยแมงมุม  เส้น ใยแมงมุม  หยากไย่  spiderweb filament gossamer maeng-mum

 

cobwebby

A ที่ คล้าย ใยแมงมุม 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COBWEB

n. 1. The line, thread or filament which a spider spins from its abdomen; the net-work spread by a spider to catch its prey. Hence,
2. Any snare, implying insidiousness and weakness.
In this sense it is used adjectively or in composition, for thin, flimsy; as a cobweb law.
Or slender, feeble; as the cobweb thread of life.

 

COBWEBBED

n. 1. In botany, covered with a thick interwoven pubescence.
2. Covered with cobwebs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COBWEB

Cob "web `, n. Etym: [Cob a spider + web. ]

 

1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.

 

2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant and unwary. I can not but lament thy splendid wit Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools. Cowper.

 

3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and worthless; rubbish. The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. Sir P. Sidney.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The European spotted flycatcher. Cobweb lawn, a fine linen, mentioned in 164 as being in pieces of fifteen yards. Beck. Draper's Dict. Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn. Beau. & Fl. Cobweb micrometer, a micrometer in which threads of cobwed are substituted for wires.

 

COBWEBBED

COBWEBBED Cob "webbed `, a.

 

Defn: Abounding in cobwebs. "The cobwebbed cottage. " Young.

 

COBWEBBY

COBWEBBY Cob "web `by, a.

 

Defn: Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cobweb

cob web |ˈkäbˌweb ˈkɑbˌwɛb | ▶noun (usu. cobwebs ) a spider's web, esp. when old and covered with dust. • Zoology a tangled three-dimensional spider's web. • something resembling a cobweb in delicacy or intricacy: white cobwebs of frost. PHRASES blow (or clear ) away the cobwebs banish a state of sluggishness; enliven or refresh oneself. DERIVATIVES cob webbed adjective, cob web by adjective ORIGIN Middle English coppeweb, copweb, from obsolete coppe ‘spider ’ + web .

 

cobweb spider

cob web spi der ▶noun a spider that builds tangled three-dimensional webs. [Family Theridiidae: many species, class Arachnida. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

cobweb

cob ¦web |ˈkɒbwɛb | ▶noun a spider's web, especially when old and dusty. • Zoology a tangled three-dimensional spider's web. • something resembling a cobweb in delicacy or intricacy: the city fans south in a cobweb of canals. PHRASES blow (or clear ) away the cobwebs banish a state of lethargy; refresh oneself. DERIVATIVES cobwebbed adjective, cobwebby adjective ORIGIN Middle English coppeweb, copweb, from obsolete coppe ‘spider ’ + web .

 

cobweb spider

cob ¦web spider ▶noun a spider that builds tangled three-dimensional webs. ●Family Theridiidae: many species.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cobweb

cob web /kɑ́bwèb |kɔ́b -/名詞 C 1 クモの巣 (｟米 ｠spiderweb ); ｟比喩的に ｠クモの巣状の物 ; (クモの巣のように )弱くはかないもの .2 〖～s 〗気持ちのもやもや ; 混乱, あいまい ▸ blow [brush, clear ] away the cobwebs (散歩などをして )気晴らしをする .3 薄手の織物 .4 (クモの巣のように張り巡らされた )計略, わな .動詞 →web 他動詞 1 〈クモが 〉…に巣を張る .2 …を混乱させる .

 

cobwebbed

c ó b w è b bed 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗クモの巣が張った .