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web(1) (iou)



web noun.
[Old English web(b), corresp. to Old Frisian webb, Old Saxon webbi (Middle Dutch webbe, Dutch web), Old High German wappi, weppi, Old Norse vefr, from Germanic base also of WEAVE verb1.]
I.
(A) woven fabric; spec. a whole piece of cloth in the process of being woven or after it comes from the loom. OE.
R. S. Surtees Peter was dressed like his mastercoat, waistcoat, and breeches of the same web.
b. Warp thread or threads. M16.
loom the web: see LOOM verb1 2.
c. transf. & fig. Something resembling a woven fabric; an intricate or interconnecting structure or series of elements; a network. L16.
C. Stoll Technicians had woven a web of cables..interconnecting most of the Computers. Guardian An accusation..that 'ministers entered into a detailed web of deception.'
d. A Radio or Television broadcasting network. US. M20.
e. (Usu. Web.) The World Wide Web (see WORLDWIDE). L20.
C. Freeland The Web's potent combination of words and images..muddles up McLuhan's basic distinctions between the verbal and the visual, the left and the right brain.
An article, as a garment, tapestry, etc., made of woven fabric. Also, woven fabric of a particular material or pattern. Now arch. or literary. OE.
W. Morris With richest webs the marble walls were hung.
b. A bandana, a large handkerchief. Now rare or obsolete. M19.
A strong band of material woven without pile. Also, webbing. Cf. girth-web s.v. GIRTH noun1. ME.
A network of fine threads of scleroprotein constructed by a spider to catch its prey and secreted from its spinnerets; a cobweb; the material of this. Also, a similar filmy network produced by certain insect larvae etc. ME.
b. fig. A subtly woven snare or entanglement. Also, anything flimsy and insubstantial. L16.
Dickens Accident and artifice had spun a web about him. Guardian Hungary is caught in a web of conflicting legislation.
c. A single thread spun by a spider. L19.
A continuous wire mesh on rollers carrying paper pulp; a large roll of paper for use in continuous printing processes. E19.
b. A continuously moving plastic sheet or Film. M20.
II.
a. Anatomy & Medicine. A membrane or thin sheetlike structure in the body. ME.
b. Zoology. The omentum. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
Medicine. A thin white Film or opacity growing over the eye, as a cataract, leucoma, pterygium, etc. LME-E19.
a. The membrane or fold of skin between the digits of a hand or foot; esp. that which connects the toes of an aquatic bird, mammal, or frog, forming a palmate foot. L16.
b. Medicine. An extension of the normal interdigital fold which occurs as a congenital malformation of the human hand or foot. M19.
The vane of a bird's feather. E18.
III.
A sheet of lead, as used for roofing and for coffins. Long rare or obsolete. L15.
b. A quantity of glass. rare. M16-M17.
The piece of bent iron forming a horseshoe. L16.
a. The blade of a sword or of a carpenter's plane; the iron head of an axe or hatchet. E17-E19.
b. The thin sharp part of the coulter of a plough. L18.
c. The detachable long narrow blade of a frame-saw or fretsaw. M19.
Mining. The extent of a face of a wall of coal, esp. with regard to its depth or thickness. Chiefly Scot. M18.
The bit of a key; each of the steps or incisions in this. L18.
a. The thin partition on the inside of the rim of a sheave. rare. L18.
b. The vertical plate connecting the upper and lower laterally extending flanges in a beam or girder. Also, a longitudinal vertical member joining the upper and lower components of a wooden rib or spar in an early aircraft. M19.
c. The upright portion between the tread and the bottom flange of a rail. M19.
d. The arm of a crank, connecting the shaft and the wrist. L19.
e. A solid disc connecting the centre and the rim of a wheel, instead of spokes. L19.
f. The part of an oar between the blade and the loom. E20.
g. In pl. Snowshoes. N. Amer. E20.
Comb.: web-beam the roller in a loom on which the web is wound as it is woven; webcast a live Video broadcast of an event transmitted across the Internet; web-fed adjective = reel-fed s.v. REEL noun; web-fingered adjective (Medicine) having the fingers united for all or part of their length by a web (sense 8b above); web-foot (a) a foot with webbed toes; (b) a bird or Other animal with webbed feet; (c) a person who lives in a wet environment or climate; spec. (US) a native of Oregon; web-footed adjective having web-feet; weblog Computing a personal website, on which an individual or group of users record opinions, links to Other sites, etc., on a regular basis; weblogger Computing a person who creates and maintains a weblog; web-machine a printing machine which is automatically fed with paper from a large roll; webmaster Computing a person who is responsible for a particular server on the World Wide Web; web-nest a filmy network of threads enclosing a group of insects, insect larvae, or young spiders; web offset offset lithographic printing on a web of paper; website Computing a set of linked documents associated with a particular person, organization, or topic that is held on a computer system and can be accessed as part of the World Wide Web; web-spinner (a) a web-spinning spider; (b) a brownish gregarious insect of the small order Embioptera, whose members live in silken tunnels and have wingless females; web-toed adjective (Medicine) having the toes united for all or part of their length by a web (sense 8b above); web-wheel a wheel with a plate or web instead of spokes, or with rim, spokes, and centre in one piece, as in watch-wheels; web-work a material like that of a woven fabric; web-worm US any of various moth larvae which are more or less gregarious and spin large webs in which they feed or rest.
weblike adjective resembling (that of) a web M18.

Chocolate cola cake (recipes)






Makes 12 slices



Preparation time

less than 30 mins



Cooking time

30 mins to 1 hour

















Ingredients



250g/9oz self raising flour300g/10½oz golden caster sugar3 heaped tbsp cocoagenerous pinch bicarbonate of soda250g/9oz butter 250ml/8½fl oz cola drink125ml/4¼fl oz milk2 eggs, beaten5ml/ltsp vanilla extractFor the topping: Double quantities if you like a thick frosting100g/3½oz butter2 tbsp cola drink2 tbsp cocoa200g/7oz icing sugarTo Serve: caramel chocolate bar (king size)a splash of double creamwarm water2 tbsp mini marshmallows (optional)



Method



1. Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas4.2. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Melt the butter and cola drink gently in a pan then add to the dry ingredients, together with the milk, eggs and vanilla.3. Mix gently but thoroughly and tip into a buttered, loose based cake tin (24cm/9½ in diameter). Bake for about 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave for about 15 minutes while you make the topping. Put the butter, cola drink and cocoa into a pan and melt slowly. Bring the mixture to the boil and then pour onto the icing sugar. Beat until smooth and pour over the cake while still warm. Cool the cake in the tin. 4. Serve with the sauce, made by melting the chocolate bar gently in a pan with a splash of cream, you may want to add a little warm water to achieve a pouring consistency, stir in the marshmallows if using. The sauce is rich and sweet, as is the topping, you may want to serve with one or the Other rather than both.