Spider web

Spider web
Spider web Spi"der web", or Spider's web Spi"der's web" . (Zo["o]l.) The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders, particularly the web spun to entrap their prey; -- also called {cobweb}. See {Geometric spider}, {Triangle spider}, under {Geometric}, and {Triangle}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • spider web entanglement — low obstacle made from barbed wire …   English contemporary dictionary

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