cobweb

• The windows were hung with cobweb, and the broad sills were covered with a heavy layer of dust and dead bugs and a litter of old business cards. —  EBSCOhost
• She thrust Branch out of her way like a cobweb, and with a single twist of her fingers shot the catch back. —  Look to the Lady (The Gyrth Chalice Mystery) - Margery Allingham - Campion 03
• Go and sweep away that cobweb, and be more careful in future On the rare occasions when I spent an hour with you for spiritual direction, you seemed to be scolding me nearly all the time, and what pained me most of all was that I did not see how to correct my faults: for instance, my slow ways and want of throughness in my duties, faults which you were careful to point out. —  The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Ame)
• He thought that this dim young creature who last night had looked as colourless and unsubstantial as a cobweb, had suddenly taken on a remarkable new lease of life. —  Death Of Jezebel - Christianna Brand - Cockrill 04: 1948
• The ICC is like a cobweb: small flies get stuck, but wasps and hornets get through.

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