Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Cobweb
cobweb, n. [see cobweb, adj.] (webplay: filament).
- Fine network; filament pattern spun by a spider; [fig.] frail structure.
- Accumulation; residue; collection of dust which ought to be swept away; [fig.] sign of the passing of time.
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