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cobwebby, a.|ˈkɒbwɛbɪ|
[f. as prec. + -y.]
1. Full of, or covered with, cobwebs.
1859Times 3 Dec. 6/4 Sounder views..than have yet been able to penetrate the cobwebby purlieus of the Admiralty. 1883F. M. Peard Contrad. II. 267 It was one of those dewy cobwebby mornings which September brings.
b. Bot. Cf. cobwebbed 2.
1870Hooker Stud. Flora 194 Leaves..white or cobwebby beneath.
2. Of the nature of cobwebs; resembling cobwebs.
1743Lond. & Country Brew. iii. (ed. 2) 168 Sometimes..it will appear like Cobwebs, every time it is cut..This cobwebby, ropy Condition of the Bread. 1881Mrs. J. H. Riddell Palace Gardens xxvii. 265 A pretty delicate cobwebby piece of lace. 1884F. J. Britten Watch & Clockm. 172 A cobwebby film collects on the bright steel work. |