cobweb

• Nom désignant une toile fine et souvent délicate tissée par une araignée, ou un tissu léger et transparent qui évoque une telle toile.

A noun referring to a delicate, often intricate web spun by a spider, or a fabric that resembles such a web in its fineness and transparency.

1. Delicate, transparent fabricC1formal

   A fabric so fine and sheer that it resembles the web spun by a spider.

   Tissu délicat et transparent

   • The dress was made of a cobweb-like material that shimmered in the light.
   • She wore a scarf so light it felt like a cobweb against her skin.
   • The curtains were woven from a cobweb-thin thread.

   Synonymesgauzegossamer

2. Spider silk remnantsA2informal

   The thin, sticky strands left behind by a spider, often found in neglected corners.

   toile d'araignée abandonnée

   • The old attic was full of dusty cobwebs.
   • He brushed a cobweb away from his face as he entered the shed.
   • Cobwebs hung from the ceiling of the abandoned house.

   Synonymesgossamerweb

3. Dense spider webB2formal

   A complex and tightly woven web created by a spider, which is more effective at capturing prey than the simpler orb web.

   Toile d'araignée dense

   • The spider had spun a dense cobweb in the corner of the window.
   • Unlike the typical orb web, this cobweb was a tangled, efficient trap.
   • The intricate cobweb glistened with morning dew.