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What is another word for cobwebs?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒbwɛbz] (IPA)

Cobwebs are an intricate network of sticky threads woven by spiders. Synonyms for cobwebs include spiderwebs, spider silk, gossamer, and veil. Spiderwebs are similar to cobwebs, but may be more visible and contain larger amounts of webbing. Spider silk is the material from which spiderwebs are made, and can be used to create a variety of products such as clothing and fishing line. Gossamer refers to something delicate and thin, and can be used to describe spiderwebs as well as other light, wispy materials. A veil may also be used to describe a similar, delicate layer of material, often used in clothing or wedding attire.
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Usage examples for Cobwebs

Such vacations will clear the cobwebs from your brain.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter
Clears away the cobwebs from your weary brain; Gives you inspiration; makes you a man again.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter
Spun over and blackened by the tissue of jangling sounds, as is the ceiling of the old church by cobwebs.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr

Famous quotes with Cobwebs

  • Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
    Jonathan Swift
  • Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart.
    Mort Walker
  • Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
    Chinese Proverb
  • Solon used to say that speech was the image of actions... that laws were like cobwebs, --for that if any trifling or powerless thing fell into them, they held it fast while if it were something weightier, it broke through them and was off.
    Laertius Diogenes
  • I can look sharp as well as another, and let me alone to keep the cobwebs out of my eyes.
    Miguel de Cervantes

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