spider-webn.

Forms: Also spider's web.

1. A cobweb. Frequently figurative or in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > member of (spider) > web

webOE

netOE

cobweb1323

lop-webc1400

wevet1499

attercop1530

spider-web1535

caul1548

mouseweb1556

spider coba1571

twail1608

spider's cloth1638

cockweba1642

texturea1774

worm-web1822

α.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job viii. 14 His confidence shalbe destroyed, for he trusteth in a spyders webbe.

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. lix. 5 They hatch cockatrice egges, and weaue the spiders web .

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Spider Some in France have made a sort of Silk of Spiders Webs.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Web Spider's-Web, or Cob-Web, is a very delicate and wonderful Tissue, which that Insect spins out of its own Bowels.

1745 Transl. & Paraph. Sc. Ch. xxiv. ii As the spider's web, when try'd it yieldeth, breaks and flies.

β. a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James II in Wks. (1711) 28 Wise Princes suffered Houses to grow as Men do Spider-webs, not taking heed of them so long as they were small.1822 Ld. Byron Werner iv. i. 308 My destiny has so involved about me Her spider web.1889 Spectator 9 Nov. These spider-webs of fashion appear to confine the freedom of those who suffer under them more effectually than brick walls.

a. transferred and figurative. Something resembling a cobweb in nature or appearance.

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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > structure resembling network

netOE

webworkc1175

network1590

reticulation1663

spider-web1699

mesh1712

reticulum1722

reticle1790

spider-workc1812

meshwork1830

sagene1846

web1851

chainwork1864

ribwork1892

meshing1907

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Spider's-web, the subtilties of Logic.

1864 R. Browning Caliban 13 He looks out o'er yon sea which sunbeams cross And recross till they weave a spider-web.

1923 G. McKnight Eng. Words iv. 53 The early years of the war were productive in slang language among the British troops... Wire entanglements were fly traps and spider webs.

1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 61 This is the most enticing spiderweb of a tarradiddle ever spun.

1978 J. Carroll Mortal Friends ii. v. 187 He was running his finger along the cold pane of the window, making spiderwebs in the fog.

b. A variety of turquoise characterized by a network of fine dark lines running through it. Also spider-web turquoise.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > turquoise > [noun] > varieties of

callais1587

augites1601

agaphite1819

chalchuite1843

spider-web1936

1936 M. Bedinger Navajo Indian Silver Work 18 There is another famous variety, of exceptionally good quality... It is a dark blue with black tracery all through it, which gives it the name of ‘Spider Web’ turquoise.

1968 J. Sinkankas Van Nostrand's Standard Catalog Gems iv. 202 Persian spiderweb is similar except that a network of fine black lines divides the surface of the gem into a mosaic of even patches.

1975 R. Webster Gems in Jewellery xiv. 79 The turquoise and the matrix of dark brown limonite or fawn-coloured sandstone are then cut together to give stones known as turquoise matrix or, if the veins are fine, spider web turquoise.

Compounds

General attributive, as spider-web bridge, spider-web scales, etc.

ΚΠ

1897 Outing 29 347/1 His father was old, and soon must cross the spider-web bridge, and leave his son to rule.

1898 Weekly Reg. 10 Sept. 328 Away, then, Messieurs Rigourists, with your spider-web scales.

Derivatives

spider-web v. (a) transitive to cover with a network resembling a spider-web; (b) intransitive in various figurative uses (see quots.).

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > with or as with a net or network

net1512

quilt?1611

benet1614

spider-web1823

overnet1837

the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > intersect [verb (intransitive)] > form a network > resemble a spider-web

spider-web1823

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [verb (transitive)] > net > cover with

quilt?1611

spider-web1823

enlace1850

web1876

1823 L. Hunt in Liberal 2 369 ‘What the devil's here? To bring my stockings home at last undone?’.. ‘Undone... They so spider-web, it's a despair.’

1894 W. T. Stead If Christ came to Chicago iv. iii. 286 The town was being spider-webbed with wires.

1936 I. L. Idriess Cattle King iv. 34 He and others have spider-webbed from around the Australian coasts far into the inland.

spider-webby adj. resembling a spider-web.

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the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [adjective] > like a net or network > like cobweb

cobwebby1743

spidery1860

spider-webby1864

1864 Builder 16 Apr. 274/2 The doors became dingier, the areas and lobbies more spider-webby.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn ix. 75 The rain would thrash along by so thick that the trees off a little ways looked dim and spider-webby.

1974 M. Hoyt Thirty Miles for Ice Cream x. 110 The deciduous trees, without their leaves, show at that distance as gray or a spider-webby black.

spider-web-like adj. (also spider's-web-like) = spider-webby adj.

ΚΠ

1885 J. E. Taylor Our Common Brit. Fossils i. 28 For the passage of spider's-web-like threads of protoplasm.

1891 H. Herman His Angel 33 The spiderweb-like chaos of jagged beams.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	spider-web
释义	spider-webn. Forms: Also spider's web. 1. A cobweb. Frequently figurative or in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Aranea > member of (spider) > web webOE netOE cobweb1323 lop-webc1400 wevet1499 attercop1530 spider-web1535 caul1548 mouseweb1556 spider coba1571 twail1608 spider's cloth1638 cockweba1642 texturea1774 worm-web1822 α. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Job viii. 14 His confidence shalbe destroyed, for he trusteth in a spyders webbe. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. lix. 5 They hatch cockatrice egges, and weaue the spiders web . View more context for this quotation 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Spider Some in France have made a sort of Silk of Spiders Webs. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Web Spider's-Web, or Cob-Web, is a very delicate and wonderful Tissue, which that Insect spins out of its own Bowels. 1745 Transl. & Paraph. Sc. Ch. xxiv. ii As the spider's web, when try'd it yieldeth, breaks and flies. β. a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James II in Wks. (1711) 28 Wise Princes suffered Houses to grow as Men do Spider-webs, not taking heed of them so long as they were small.1822 Ld. Byron Werner iv. i. 308 My destiny has so involved about me Her spider web.1889 Spectator 9 Nov. These spider-webs of fashion appear to confine the freedom of those who suffer under them more effectually than brick walls. 2. a. transferred and figurative. Something resembling a cobweb in nature or appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [noun] > structure resembling network netOE webworkc1175 network1590 reticulation1663 spider-web1699 mesh1712 reticulum1722 reticle1790 spider-workc1812 meshwork1830 sagene1846 web1851 chainwork1864 ribwork1892 meshing1907 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Spider's-web, the subtilties of Logic. 1864 R. Browning Caliban 13 He looks out o'er yon sea which sunbeams cross And recross till they weave a spider-web. 1923 G. McKnight Eng. Words iv. 53 The early years of the war were productive in slang language among the British troops... Wire entanglements were fly traps and spider webs. 1957 O. Nash You can't get there from Here 61 This is the most enticing spiderweb of a tarradiddle ever spun. 1978 J. Carroll Mortal Friends ii. v. 187 He was running his finger along the cold pane of the window, making spiderwebs in the fog. b. A variety of turquoise characterized by a network of fine dark lines running through it. Also spider-web turquoise. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > turquoise > [noun] > varieties of callais1587 augites1601 agaphite1819 chalchuite1843 spider-web1936 1936 M. Bedinger Navajo Indian Silver Work 18 There is another famous variety, of exceptionally good quality... It is a dark blue with black tracery all through it, which gives it the name of ‘Spider Web’ turquoise. 1968 J. Sinkankas Van Nostrand's Standard Catalog Gems iv. 202 Persian spiderweb is similar except that a network of fine black lines divides the surface of the gem into a mosaic of even patches. 1975 R. Webster Gems in Jewellery xiv. 79 The turquoise and the matrix of dark brown limonite or fawn-coloured sandstone are then cut together to give stones known as turquoise matrix or, if the veins are fine, spider web turquoise. Compounds General attributive, as spider-web bridge, spider-web scales, etc. ΚΠ 1897 Outing 29 347/1 His father was old, and soon must cross the spider-web bridge, and leave his son to rule. 1898 Weekly Reg. 10 Sept. 328 Away, then, Messieurs Rigourists, with your spider-web scales. Derivatives spider-web v. (a) transitive to cover with a network resembling a spider-web; (b) intransitive in various figurative uses (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > with or as with a net or network net1512 quilt?1611 benet1614 spider-web1823 overnet1837 the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > intersect [verb (intransitive)] > form a network > resemble a spider-web spider-web1823 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [verb (transitive)] > net > cover with quilt?1611 spider-web1823 enlace1850 web1876 1823 L. Hunt in Liberal 2 369 ‘What the devil's here? To bring my stockings home at last undone?’.. ‘Undone... They so spider-web, it's a despair.’ 1894 W. T. Stead If Christ came to Chicago iv. iii. 286 The town was being spider-webbed with wires. 1936 I. L. Idriess Cattle King iv. 34 He and others have spider-webbed from around the Australian coasts far into the inland. spider-webby adj. resembling a spider-web. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > fact or condition of being transverse > intersection > [adjective] > like a net or network > like cobweb cobwebby1743 spidery1860 spider-webby1864 1864 Builder 16 Apr. 274/2 The doors became dingier, the areas and lobbies more spider-webby. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn ix. 75 The rain would thrash along by so thick that the trees off a little ways looked dim and spider-webby. 1974 M. Hoyt Thirty Miles for Ice Cream x. 110 The deciduous trees, without their leaves, show at that distance as gray or a spider-webby black. spider-web-like adj. (also spider's-web-like) = spider-webby adj. ΚΠ 1885 J. E. Taylor Our Common Brit. Fossils i. 28 For the passage of spider's-web-like threads of protoplasm. 1891 H. Herman His Angel 33 The spiderweb-like chaos of jagged beams. 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