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spiderweb(dictionary)

spiderweb (iou)



spiderweb noun & verb. . M16.
[from SPIDER noun + WEB noun.]
A. noun.
The web of a spider; a cobweb. M16.
fig. A thing resembling a cobweb in form or function; a network, a mesh; a snare. L17.
P. Carey Below him..the yellow spiderweb of lighted streets.
b. In full spiderweb turquoise. A variety of turquoise run through with fine dark lines. M20.
b. verb. Infl. -bb-.
verb intrans. Move in, or present, a pattern resembling a spiderweb. E19.
I. L. Idriess Others have spider-webbed from the..coasts far..inland.
verb trans. Cover with a pattern resembling a spiderweb; enmesh. L19.
B. Bova That handsome face was sagging now; gravity was pulling at it, spiderwebbing it with wrinkles.
spiderwebby adjective resembling a spiderweb; having many spiderwebs: M19.