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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • (Zoöl.) 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.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of spiderweb.

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  • noun a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey
  • noun a web resembling the webs spun by spiders

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